Pharmacy chain closes, worsening deserts in SE Ohio, West Virginia

Pharmacy chain closes, worsening deserts in SE Ohio, West Virginia

Medications are stored on shelves at a pharmacy in Los Angeles. States have gotten creative in trying to lower patients’ prescription drug copays by targeting different parts of the drug supply chain. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)Fruth Pharmacy, a small chain that once had more than 20 stores in southeastern Ohio and nearby towns in West Virginia and Kentucky, has announced that it is closing and selling its prescriptions to Walgreens next…