- Stacey Schulz parks at a rear lot in a tourist attraction called Wall Drug to access the pharmacy, which faces challenges common to independent rural pharmacies.
- Wall Drug serves locals year-round and tourists who need prescriptions during their visits to the area near Badlands National Park.
- Rural pharmacies, particularly independent ones, are closing at a higher rate than pharmacies in other areas due to lower profits and challenges with staffing and negotiating prices.
- The lone pharmacist at Wall Drug, Cindy Dinger, faces difficulties in finding fill-ins when she needs time off and relies on the other businesses in Wall Drug to stay afloat.
- Despite the challenges, Wall Drug Pharmacy continues to operate to serve the community and tourists, remaining an essential part of the founding family’s vision for the store.
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Pharmacists, Public Health & Prevention, Rural Health