ER Editor: See also this from AP on December 4 related to the US —
Nearly 30% of US drugstores closed in one decade, study shows
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This sounds like a fairly complex topic to us, with possibly several factors in play. Nonetheless, none of the articles reprinted or linked to here mentions anything to do with Covid shots, resulting illness and death, nor is there any mention of widespread anger and awakening toward Big Pharma. Would these closures have to do with declining demand for certain drugs, for example? Is the toxic medical paradigm we’ve been living under unravelling finally? Have the Big Pharma companies been drained of their funds somehow?
From September, 2024 we also get this from The Guardian on UK pharmacies —
Pharmacy closures in England threaten plan to use them instead of GPs for some care
From 2023 we get this from Germany —
Pharmacies are closing at an alarming rate in recent years in Germany – why is this happening?
From May 2024 in France, we get this —
French pharmacists strike over drug shortages and pay, closing shops nationwide
The Netherlands has experienced pharmacist strikes as France has, but it’s not really clear why there is a crisis among pharmacists which would threaten their overall numbers —
‘Soon there may be no pharmacies left’: Dutch pharmacies hold national strike
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“Pharmacy deserts” on the rise amid U.S. drugstore closures
Story by Mark Strassmann
“This store means the world to this community,” said owner and pharmacist Marianne McElveen. “Our customers are extremely loyal. They love us. They love the personal feel that they get, the attention they get.”
But like many independent drugstores, this one needs a shot of hope.
Across the U.S., at least 7,000 pharmacies have closed since 2019, The Associated Press reported, citing data from the University of Pittsburgh. Of those, roughly half were independent drugstores.
“We’ve had to make some adjustments, some changes. We’ve had to cut some hours, just doing anything we can to stay alive and to keep the doors open,” McElveen said, adding that “there have been many sleepless nights.”
Big pharmacy chains aren’t immune either. Walgreens, for example, reported an $8 billion loss last fiscal year, according to the company.
Lori Trudell, a professor at Clemson University, says pharmacy deserts have become a crisis in the U.S.
“When you think about the thousands of pharmacies in rural communities that are closing, you’re losing access to all healthcare,” Trudell said.
In the back of McElveen’s store, the pharmacy itself, profit margins have fallen to between 3% and 5%.
“Especially expensive brand name medications, we fill those and may not be reimbursed even at our cost for those drugs,” McElveen said.
The National Community Pharmacists Association predicted that an average of more than one independent drugstore would close per day in 2024.
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Interesting you apparently hypothesize that the clot shots may be killing people with the most comorbidities, who may also be the most heavily prescribed. So the pharmaceutical companies may be killing their most lucrative revenue stream.