Earlier this week pharmacist Joe Craft spoke at the state house in hopes of shedding a light in a dark place concerning the drug prescription business.
His emotional plea to law makers was to stem the tide of small pharmacies closing up, possibly leaving rural towns with out a local drugstore.
He admitted his efforts may be too late.
Over the past 20 years in Marysville, we have witnessed the last of the family pharmacies swallowed up by bigger corporate entities. Craft’s point was where does that leave drug pricing going forward?
What surprised us over the entire process was that the state legislature was trying to keep areas from becoming what they called “pharmacy deserts” when newspapers all over the state are dealing with the same small business concerns.
We understand that drug stores don’t offend politicians or write stories to track down how politicians are spending tax payer dollars, but at some point unless they change the laws on the books any small business, without local support, will suffer the same consequences as Craft’s pharmacies.
The only silver lining to the local drug store closures is they were sold to someone that is still servicing the needs of the residents.
Where would social media get all of its news if local newspapers close?