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\"\"20 to 30 years ago it seemed like new pharmacies were being built in South Philadelphia on top of one another. Now they all seem to be closing. Recently the area lost a CVS and a Walgreens and now this Rite-Aid on South Ninth Street is in it’s death throes. The convenient corner pharmacy has become a lot less convenient because it’s now a haul to pick up prescriptions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

20 to 30 years ago it seemed like new pharmacies were being built in South Philadelphia on top of one another. Now they all seem to be closing. 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