How rural pharmacies are feeling the sting from pharmacy middlemen
![caption: Pharmacists at WilsonValue Drug Store in North Carolina. (Courtesy)](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/47352f856291b4d9cefb72dadd7beb63.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
Pharmacists at WilsonValue Drug Store in North Carolina. (Courtesy)
Pharmacies in rural areas are more than a place to pick up prescriptions. They’re a trusted source of advice for their communities. But now, many are struggling to stay open due to financial hurdles in part from pharmacy benefit managers or PBMs.
Here & Now’s Deepa Fernandes talks about their challenges with Ijeoma Ukawke, a pharmacist who owns WilsonValue Drug Store in Wilson, North Carolina, and Delesha Carpenter, who leads a research alliance of more than 140 rural community pharmacies.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.