Independent pharmacies in Ohio vanishing [Video]

OHIO, USA — One by one they are closing. Small independent pharmacies are becoming a thing of the past, as more than 250 have closed across Ohio since 2014.

“When independent pharmacies close, they are leaving a pharmacy desert,” said Ronna Hauser, senior vice president of policy for the National Community Pharmacist Association.

A study in the Journal of American Medical Association showed that those without easy access to pharmacies are more likely to fall behind in taking medications and they see more medical problems than those with easier access to medications via local pharmacies. 

Nowhere is that more evident than in Plain City in Madison County, about a half-hour drive northwest of Columbus.

Joe Craft used to own Plain City Druggist and three others in central Ohio until February when he said he was forced to sell to Walgreens.

“It’s …