Association Between Pharmacy Proximity With Cardiovascular Medication Use and Risk Factor Control in the United States

• DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.031717
• Publication Date: 2024-02-23T10:46:07Z
• Authors: Alexander R. Zheu...; Nasser Sharareh; Jenny S. Guadamuz; Ransmond O. Berchie; Catherine G. Deri...; Joshua A. Jacobs; Favel L. Mondesir; G. Caleb Alexander; Emily B. Levitan; Monika Safford; Robert O. Vos; Dima M. Qato; Adam P. Bress
• Keywords: rural–urban; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; RC666-701; statin; Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system; pharmacy proximity; antihypertensive; disparities; Original Research

Poor neighborhood-level access to health care, including community pharmacies, contributes cardiovascular disparities in the United States. The authors quantified association between pharmacy proximity, antihypertensive and statin use, blood pressure (BP) low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) among a large, diverse US cohort.