The Inverse Care Law might not apply to preventative health services in community pharmacy

•The Inverse Care Law suggests that access to healthcare is inversely related to population need.•In this study, community pharmacies in lower socioeconomic communities were more likely to offer key prevention services.•Pharmacies located in more deprived areas were also more likely to deliver a higher volume of prevention services.•The availability of key resources in the pharmacy was positively associated with service availability.•The Inverse Care Law, evident for many aspects of healthcare, may not always hold true for community pharmacy services.