Walgreens announced it was closing a dozen stores in San Francisco because of what it called "increased regulatory and reimbursement pressures" in the latest round of retail store closures in the city.

A dozen Walgreens stores are slated to shutter across the city of San Francisco at the end of February, spokesperson Marty Maloney confirmed to SFGATE on Wednesday night. The news comes just after the pharmacy chain announced the pending January closure of three East Bay stores and 1,

Walgreens will reportedly close 12 stores in San Francisco next month. According to separate reports in the San Francisco Standard and the San Francisco Chronicle, the pharmacy chain will close the stores due to rising business costs.

Residents' access to medicine could soon be impacted as Walgreens announced it will be shuttering a dozen San Francisco locations by the end of February. Here's the list.

A dozen Walgreens in San Francisco will close in February, following some other pharmacy closures in the Bay Area and across the country.

Walgreens is closing 12 stores across San Francisco by the end of February, according to a report from SFGate, citing a company spokesperson.