FOUR-PEAT! 501 Wins Again!

We could not be more excited about winning “Favorite Pharmacy” in Chapel Hill Magazine’s Best of Chapel Hill 2020 Issue for the FOURTH year in a row! Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for us again this year!

Now Administering Vaccinations

As of June 1, 2020, we have restarted administering vaccinations as recommended by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, including Shingrix. Please call 984-999-0501 to schedule an appointment.

Han Su

What to Know Before Your Appointment

On the day of your appointment, please arrive wearing a mask. Han will administer the vaccine inside 501 Pharmacy and then request you exit the pharmacy. Han will be wearing gloves and a mask while administering the vaccine.

 

 

The Latest From 501: June 2020 Update

As of June 5, 2020, we are still operating with drive-thru and delivery only at this time. We know how important is it that we stay healthy and keep you healthy and we feel this is the best way. Keep reading for a look at what is happening this month at 501 Pharmacy and make sure you are following us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. In our neighborhood? You can also find information on Nextdoor.

Current Hours

Drive-Thru at 501 Pharmacy

We are now back to our normal hours of Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m, in the drive-thru. We are closed on Sunday.

Our staff is using masks and gloves and limiting contact at the drive-thru. We can assure you that we are taking every precaution to ensure the safety of our employees and customers.

Please Schedule Deliveries 24 Hours in Advance

If you are in need of prescriptions or over-the-counter items prescribed during your telemedicine visitwe’ll deliver your medicines free-of-charge within Chapel Hill and Pittsboro.

Our deliveries go out once a day around 2 p.m. Please let us know 24 hours in advance for delivery if possible. We are not offering delivery on Saturdays.

It’s Hot – Time for Ice Cream

Maple View Farm Ice Cream at 501 Pharmacy

We are selling scoops, pints, and quarts of Maple View Farm ice cream through the drive-thru! All orders will be taken over the phone between 9 a.m. and noon, Monday through Friday. Simply give us a call at 984-999-0501 and let us know what time you will be coming to pick up your ice cream. Pickups will be from 1 until 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Prepay via credit card, give us your name at the drive-thru and we’ll retrieve it from the freezer. We will not be accepting orders on Saturdays as we close at noon.

Limited-Supply Items

Limited Supply Items at 501 Pharmacy

Supplies such as masks, isopropyl alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, aloe vera gel, gloves, pulse oximeters, and thermometers are on limited supply. We are doing everything we can to keep them in stock. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Nextdoor to keep up to date with what we have in stock.

We are now able to lift the five masks maximum per order to one full box of 50 masks per transaction while supplies last!

**Mascot Koda not for sale.

Don’t Forget Your Supplements

The Elderberry Lady at 501 Pharmacy

Now is the best time to check your supplements and stay healthy! Anything to boost your immune system is helpful. We recommend vitamin C, echinacea, elderberry, and zinc, to name a few. These items are also available at the drive-thru. For elderberry, we carry products from The Elderberry Lady and Jenn’s Ultimate Elderberry Syrup.

Download Our Mobile App

Download the 501 Pharmacy App

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.

Text Messaging + Auto Fill Prescriptions

Looking for even more convenience, put your medications on auto fill so they automatically fill for you a week before they’re due. You can also sign up for text messaging so you know when you have an order ready. Call 984-999-0501 to sign up for either of these services.

Get Your “Hanitizer” at 501 Pharmacy

Thanks to one of my fellow pharmacist friends, we have more “Hanitizer” available and we are bottling these as fast as we can! A fresh batch was made on June 1, 2020, and is available in multiple size containers including a spray bottle.

Hand Sanitizer from 501 Pharmacy

If we are out of the compounded “Hanitizer,” we should have in some commercially available hand sanitizer ready for purchase.

501 Pharmacy Holds Drug Take Back Day on April 24, 2020

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our “Drug Take Back” day on Friday, April 24, 2020. This event was a collaborative community effort with the Chatham County Sheriff’s department and the non-profit Safest Drug organization. We were so excited to team up with these two groups to give customers and others in the community a way to turn in over-the-counter and prescription items that they did not want in their homes.

Drug Take Back Day

We would also like to thank Chatham Journal Newspaper for their awesome write-up on the event that you can read here.

Safety Is Our Number One Priority

We had customers place their unwanted or expired prescription or over-the-counter medicines in bags before dropping them off at our drive-thru window. After 4 p.m. that day, a deputy from the Chatham County Sheriff’s department picked up the boxes of medicine to dispose of them properly.

Getting rid of your unwanted medication this way is safer for the environment. It’s one of the safest and most responsible ways to do it.

We hope to be able to do this kind of drug take back event on a quarterly basis.

About Safest Drug

Safest Drug is a non-profit organization that supports community-wide efforts, like the 501 Pharmacy Take Back effort, to ensure pharmaceutical drug waste is properly disposed. They believe that keeping unwanted or expired prescription and over-the-counter medication out of home environments can save lives.