Future Pharma In Doubt Amid Rampant Kansas City Drugstore Shutdowns

Check local perspective on a topic that doesn't have so much to do with medical need but the cost of doing biz in the urban core where rampant stealing and worse threats confront these outlets . . . 

UMKC School of Pharmacy Dean Russ Melchert said it's hard for pharmacies to profit with today's reimbursement rates. Independent and chain alike, he said pharmacies are losing money on a lot of medications.

“Pharmacy closures nationwide are impacting everybody,” he said.

He also said pharmacy school enrollment numbers nationwide are dropping.

“We graduated about 14,000 pharmacists nationwide in 2019-2020,” he said. “By 2026, that number will drop close to or below 8000 nationwide.”

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Pharmacies are closing in KC and across the country, impacting communities

For many communities, a neighborhood pharmacy may be their closest point of health care. However, pharmacy closures have been on the rise, both in Kansas City and across the country.