Pharmacy Accessibility and Social Vulnerability

Giovanni Catalano; Muhammad Muntazir Mehdi Khan; Odysseas P Chatzipanagiotou; Timothy M Pawlik

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.29755

Pharmacy Accessibility and Social Vulnerability

JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Aug 1;7(8):e2429755. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.29755.

Authors

Giovanni Catalano¹, Muhammad Muntazir Mehdi Khan¹, Odysseas P Chatzipanagiotou¹, Timothy M Pawlik¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study examines the association of availability of primary care practitioners and level of socioeconomic vulnerability with risk of pharmacy deserts in regions of the US.

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Health Services Accessibility*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pharmacies
United States
Vulnerable Populations*