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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month + American Pharmacists Month

October 3, 2019 By Han Su

October is one of our favorite months of the year. Not only is it the beginning of fall and Halloween, but it is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month and American Pharmacists Month!

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. Join in the cause to help women in need today. Here are a few ways you can help from the National Breast Cancer Foundation:

Download the free Dense Breasts Q&A Guide. Did you know that nearly half of all women over 40 have dense breasts?
Share the story of how you or a loved one have been affected by breast cancer
Make a one-time or monthly donation to help provide a mammogram for a woman in need
Host a fundraiser benefitting NBCF
Volunteer to join in Helping Women Now
Proudly wear a pink ribbon during October or year-round
Share about Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or LinkedIn

Their mission is to help those affected by breast cancer through early detection, education and support services. Learn more at NationalBreastCancer.org.

American Pharmacists Month

American Pharmacists Month is a time to recognize pharmacists’ contributions to health care and all they can do for the community. Short conversations with a local pharmacist can make a big difference. From advising on allergies to diabetes to heart disease and more, pharmacists simplify care with easy access to answers that bring relief.

I love being a pharmacist and interacting with all of you! Thank you for choosing 501 Pharmacy! When you stop in to see us this month, take a picture with one of our staff members and tag #APhMSelfieDay. Your amazing APhM selfie could appear in November’s Pharmacy Today magazine—and even win a contest!

You can learn more about American Pharmacist Month at pharmacistsmonth.com.

We’ve Updated Our App: Download RxLocal

September 18, 2019 By Han Su

Previously called the 501 Pharmacy App, we have switched over to the RxLocal App to make things easier for our patients and to provide you with even more benefits! The RxLocal App brings the best features of 501 Pharmacy right to the palm of your hand. With the app, you are able to order and manage you and your family’s medications, text our pharmacy team, set reminders to pick up or request refills, and more! Convenience is key and our patient app makes it easier for you to interact with 501 Pharmacy from all your smart devices.

How to Download the App

Click on the links below to download the RxLocal App for free for iPhone or for Android or text RXLOCAL to 64890. Then follow the step-by-step instructions below.

Select “Register for an Account Now”
Select North Carolina and Chapel Hill for the State and City
Choose 501 Pharmacy
Input your Last Name, Rx Number, and Date of Birth
Input Username and Password
Set Pin Number

How to Refill Medications Through the App

Once you login to the app, select “Refill Medications”
Click on the person who is needing to refill the medication
Choose one or multiple medications needed to be refilled
Select “Pick Up” or “Delivery” for your medication, then select “Submit Refill”
Receive a confirmation email

How to Set up Reminders in the App

Once you login to the app, select “Reminders”
Touch “Create New Reminder”
Select the person for whom you are creating a reminder
Select the medication that you wish to create a reminder for and touch “Continue”
Use the tabs at the top to select the frequency of your reminder and touch “Continue”
Set up the reminder time and touch “Save Reminder”

Make Sure You are Registered for the RxLocal Patient Portal

New Products at 501 Pharmacy Including Limited Edition 501 Pharmacy T-Shirts

September 12, 2019 By Han Su

We have added lots of new products to our shelves in the last couple of months and we are outlining a few of our favorites below. Stop in soon to shop with us and make sure you take a look around next time you are picking up your prescriptions. #ShopLocal

Limited Edition 501 Pharmacy T-Shirts

Show your love for your favorite pharmacy! Purchase a limited edition 501 Pharmacy T-Shirt for $20. We have a variety of colors for you to choose from and the shirts also feature other small businesses in Pittsboro.

Cackalacky®

Support local! Support Cackalacky! We are proud to be cool enough to carry some of Cackalaky’s items at 501 Pharmacy. We’ve started with their Hotter Sauce 🔥🔥🔥, Spicy Nuts 🔥🔥🔥, baseball caps, and bumper stickers.

We also have a few special edition bags of coffee beans made by Cackalacky in conjunction with Aromatic Roasters in Pittsboro. Get your coffee fix today.

What’s Cackalacky? Around the turn of the century in the heart of the Carolinas – long before “local” was a thing – they set out on a mission to turn their love of authentic and imaginative local food and drink, original music, and the great outdoors into “something for people everywhere to enjoy!” And, well, that’s exactly what they did. They called their original food, beverage, and clothing creations, “Cackalacky®” (pronounced “cack-A-lacky”) – a word that they rescued from relative obscurity that they thought perfectly captured the spirit of their lofty-minded endeavors.

Non-Toxic Lice Treatment

Unfortunately, sometimes back-t0-school means back-to-lice treatments. The good news is we have partnered with Pediatric Hair Solutions to offer a physician-formulated and clinically tested product that doesn’t use harmful chemicals. Stop in and talk with our staff about it today.

The Elderberry Lady

It’s time to do everything you can to supplement and boost your immune system! Here’s one way: daily doses of The Elderberry Lady’s products! We have increased our inventory and now carry two sizes of syrups and gummies.

Getting Your Medications Should be as Easy as Buying a Cup of Coffee

July 3, 2019 By Han Su

If getting your medications is not as easy as getting a cup of coffee, it should be! Check out the short video below to see what we mean.

This video is from The Community of Oncology Alliance. They are working to shed light on the dangers of Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Getting your medications, like coffee, should be simple and should not involve a harmful expensive pharmacy benefit manager. So what does all this mean? Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) are the middlemen that come between patients and their doctors, causing unnecessary suffering by delaying, denying, or obstructing care. Learn more at PBMAbuses.org.

Source: PBMAbuses.org

Support Your Local Independent Pharmacy

501 Pharmacy is locally owned by Han Su and Greg Vassie. They have a combined 35 years of pharmacy experience. Ever since graduating with their Pharmacy Doctorate degrees they have provided the Pittsboro, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro areas with great customer service and pharmaceutical care since 1999.

At 501 Pharmacy, we are able to give the community more personalized customer service, locally-manufactured products, and a wide selection of quality over-the-counter products – without Pharmacy Benefit Managers. We are here for you and we will always make the time to talk to you or make an appointment to discuss your medications, potential drug interactions, compounding, and any other pharmaceutical needs. We also offer free local business and residential delivery for our pharmacy customers. Come see the 501 Pharmacy difference today!

We are open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. We are ready to fill your first order today and we will make the process easy for you. Fill out our online form at the button below and we will be happy to assist you with your pharmaceutical needs. Thank you, for your business! We look forward to getting to know you.

Download Our Free 501 Pharmacy Rx App

May 3, 2019 By Han Su

The 501 Pharmacy App brings the best features of 501 Pharmacy right to the palm of your hand. With the app, you are able to manage you and your family’s medications… and save time doing it!

Convenience is key and our patient app makes it easy to request prescription refills, view medication profiles, view store hours, and contact the pharmacy – all from your smart device.

Have trouble remembering to take your medication? Never miss a dose by setting medication reminders directly in our app! We will alert you through the app when it is time to take your medicine.

The app also knows when you’re in the store, allowing us to serve you that much faster.

Download the 501 Pharmacy App

Click on the links below to download our app for free for iPhone or for Android.

Download the iTunes App

Download the Android App

Once you have downloaded the app, create an account by entering your last name, Rx Number, and date of birth and then you are ready to go! When you order a refill through the app we will send you a confirmation email as well as an estimated pick up time. You can also schedule to have your prescription delivered via the “drug bug” if you are in our delivery area.

Have questions? Text the pharmacy number, 984-999-0501, and one of our staff members will get back to you as soon as possible.

501 Pharmacy Services

At 501 Pharmacy we are here for you. We always make time to talk to you or make an appointment to discuss your medications, potential drug interactions, compounding, immunizations, and any other pharmaceutical needs. Our services include:

Adherence Packaging
Compounding
Free Local Delivery
Immunizations & Vaccines
Prescription Transfers
Over-the-Counter Drugs
Vitamins and Supplements
Essential Oils
Ideal Protein
and much more…

We look forward to seeing you soon!