In cities across the US, Black and Latino neighborhoods have less access to pharmacies
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Pharmacist George Tadross, takes care of a customer at MAC Pharmacy, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in Cleveland. Pharmacists play a role in managing chronic diseases like diabetes and heart-related issues, which Black and Hispanic people are more likely to be diagnosed with. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)Kimberley Griffin, pharmacy technician at MAC Pharmacy, fills an order Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in Cleveland. The pharmacy is the only one serving about 20,000 people in a majority Black ZIP code in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)Lachandretta "LaLa" Williams reaches for a pill bottle at MAC Pharmacy, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)A woman walks past a mural painted on a near-empty street near MAC Pharmacy, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)A mural is pictured on a near-empty street near MAC Pharmacy, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in Cleveland. An Associated Press analysis of licensing data from 44 states, data from the National Council of Prescription Drug Programs and the American Community Survey shows residents of neighborhoods that are majority Black and Hispanic have fewer pharmacies per capita than people who live in mostly white neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)Lachandretta "LaLa" Williams fills a monthly medication blister pack at MAC Pharmacy, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)George Tadross, part-owner and pharmacy manager at MAC Pharmacy, works at his computer at the pharmacy, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)George Tadross, part-owner and pharmacy manager at MAC Pharmacy, stands for a portrait, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in Cleveland. You have to have a pharmacist to talk to, Tadross says. My philosophy in the pharmacy business is you know your doctor, he knows everything about you. You need to know your pharmacist as well (because) the pharmacist is the only one that sees the whole medical treatment plan you have. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)Carmen Lopez works at Bert's Pharmacy in Elizabeth, N.J., on May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)
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Pharmacist George Tadross, takes care of a customer at MAC Pharmacy, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in Cleveland. Pharmacists play a role in managing chronic diseases like diabetes and heart-related issues, which Black and Hispanic people are more likely to be diagnosed with. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
