As pharmacies close, Maryland patients travel farther for prescriptions

When a pharmacy closes, patients have to find somewhere else to get their prescriptions.

And that can be a bigger problem than it sounds.

National data suggests more than 525,000 people in Maryland live in a pharmacy shortage area and may have to travel 10 to 15 miles to get their prescriptions. Some patients are even crossing state lines to get their medicines.

For some, finding another pharmacy may be a simple fix.

For others, it can mean finding a pharmacy that accepts their insurance and establishing care somewhere new — and often farther away...

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