Neighborhood racial composition and availability of asthma drugs in retail pharmacies

Stephanie M. Spernak; Matthew Mintz; Jerome Paulson; Harry B. Burke; Mrinalini Gadkari; Charles Faselis; Jill G. Joseph

doi:10.1080/02770900500306480

Neighborhood racial composition and availability of asthma drugs in retail pharmacies

Stephanie M. Spernak^*, Matthew Mintz, Jerome Paulson, Harry B. Burke, Mrinalini Gadkari, Charles Faselis, Jill G. Joseph

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Abstract

This study investigated whether there may be differences in the availability of asthma drugs and equipment in retail pharmacies in nonwhite and white neighborhoods in the District of Columbia. We conducted a telephone survey of a random sample of 38 retail pharmacies in predominately black or white neighborhoods. No differences in the reported availability of asthma drugs and equipment by neighborhood were found, although there was variability in availability of certain asthma drugs and limited availability of asthma equipment. Low demand was the most frequent reason cited by pharmacists regarding why asthma drugs or equipment were not in stock.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	731-735
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Asthma
Volume	42
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02770900500306480
State	Published - Oct 2005
Externally published	Yes

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Asthma drugs and equipment
Asthma treatment
Health services
Pharmacies
Racial disparities

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