Potrero Walgreens, which services S.F. General Hospital, slated to closeWalgreens will permanently close its Potrero Ave. location as part of a wider closure of 12 stores in San Francisco, leaving District 10 without a pharmacy.
Walgreens plans to close 1,200 stores, with 500 locations shuttering in the next yearWalgreens plans to close 1,200 stores in three years, with significant closures driven by profit decline and changing consumer behavior.
Drugmakers say obesity medicine shortages are easing, but patients struggle to fill prescriptionsMany patients are struggling to find their medications due to ongoing shortages, despite recent claims from drug manufacturers that supplies have improved.
Few Pharmacies Carry This Key Opioid-Addiction Treatment. San Francisco Wants To Change That | KQEDLess than half of San Francisco pharmacies supply buprenorphine for opioid addiction treatment, highlighting the issue of limited access to crucial medications.
Oregon second worst in the nation for retail pharmacy access, new analysis findsOregon has one of the lowest numbers of retail pharmacies per capita in the United States.