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…independent community pharmacies are essential to patients and particularly those in underserved inner city and rural areas…These innovative small business owners are defining the future of pharmacy… the challenges of declining, even negative, revenue from prescription drug reimbursement…underscores the urgency with which community pharmacy owners must address two areas.

1. improve patient adherence to make your pharmacy indispensable to payers who are under increasing pressure to demonstrate success in that area.
2. take advantage of every opportunity to diversify pharmacy revenue streams beyond prescription drug payments.

proof-of-concept study…researchers have shown that results of common and routine blood tests are not affected by up to 40 minutes of travel via hobby-sized drones… investigators say that's promising news…people ..in rural and economically impoverished areas ...give health care workers quick access to lab tests.. Drones already have been tested as carriers of medicines…

… independent pharmacies are often located in the underserved and rural areas that are home to many Medicare recipients… National Community Pharmacists Association remains supportive of efforts to prevent and reduce fraud, waste and abuse within the Medicare Part D program, they must be delicately balanced with ensuring appropriate patient access to vitally important medications…