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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
The
five Community Pharmacies in Fall River have each chosen to not sell
tobacco products as part of their commitment to the health of their
customers. "It doesn't make much sense to sell products designed to
promote a person's health and then turn around and sell something that
results in all kinds of illnesses," stated Tom Pasternak, R.Ph., owner
of Walsh's Pharmacy at 202 Rock Street. Tom also serves as Vice-Chairman
of the
B.O.L.D. substance abuse coalition which also
addresses
tobacco use. The five independent pharmacies focus on providing
prescription medications and other health-care products. "We don't get
into the beach balls and other products that the big chains sell,"
quipped Gordon Ashworth, R.Ph., owner of the Prescription Center on
Robeson Street. "Not selling tobacco products just makes sense to us,"
noted Tom Cory at Standard Pharmacy on East Main Street. Carol DeVillers,
R.Ph. of deVillers Pharmacy on Rodman Street and Carol McShane, R.Ph.,
who operates the Health Care Pharmacy in the Truesdale Clinic on
President Avenue point out that they do help people find cessation
products that can help them stop smoking, such as the very effective
Chantix medication which is now fully covered by MassHealth. |
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(Top row, left and center) Tom Pasternak of Walsh Pharmacy. (Top row, right) Gordon Ashworth of the Prescription Center. (Bottom row, left) Tom Cory of Standard Pharmacy. (Bottom row, center) Carol deVillers of deVillers' Pharmacy. (Bottom row, right) Carol McShane and Melissa Lopes of the Truesdale Clinic pharmacy. |
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