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Grand Opening Highlights from February and March

Mutual Drug celebrated 3 grand openings in February and early March for Oak Ridge Family Pharmacy in Oak Ridge, NC; Family Care Pharmacy in Swansboro, NC; and Carolina Drug in Archdale, NC. Highlights from all 3 events are below:

Morris Family Pharmacy Holds Grand Opening Event

Morris Family Pharmacy will be celebrating their Grand Opening  in Erwin, NC on Wednesday March 10th.

Morris Family Pharmacy is located at 105 East H Street in Erwin, NC. We are proud to have Cholestcheck offer cholesterol and diabetes screenings at this event from 10 am – 2 pm.  The diabetic education event is  sponsored by Bayer Healthcare Diabetes Care.

Hot Dogs and drinks will be served from 11 am – 2 pm, and stay for a chance to win door prizes.  For more information please contact Morris Family Pharmacy at 910-897-7165.

Carolina Drug in Archdale Grand Opening

Join us as we celebrate the Grand Opening of Carolina Drug in Archdale, NC on Friday March 5th.

Carolina Drug is located in the Food Lion Shopping Center in Archdale, NC on Hwy 311.  We have health clinics provided by Cholestcheck. They are offering  cholesterol and diabetes screenings.  The diabetic education event is  sponsored by Bayer Healthcare Diabetes Care.

Hot Dogs and drinks will be served from 11 am – 2 pm, and stay for a chance to win door prizes.  For more information please contact Carolina Drug at 336.431.4040.

Family Care Pharmacy Swansboro Grand Opening

Help us celebrate the  Grand Opening of Family Care Pharmacy of Swansboro on Tuesday March 2nd.

Famly Care Pharmacy is located at 1106-B Main St Ext in Swansboro, NC.  Drop in for health screenings from 10 am – 2 pm for free total cholesterol checks through Cholestcheck and a diabetic education event sponsored by Bayer Healthcare Diabetes Care.

Hot Dogs and drinks will be served from 11 am – 2 pm, and stay for a chance to win door prizes.  For more information please contact Family Care Pharmacy in Swansboro at 910-326-6600.

Dave Marley receives Pharmacist of the Year Award

Dan Benamoz (left) congratulates Dave Marley (Right)

Mutual Drug Pharmacist Dave Marley of Marley Drug recently accepted the 2010 Pharmacist of the Year Award from Pharmacy Development Services (PDS).

Dave Marley is the owner of Marley Drug in Winston-Salem, NC and has served the patients of southern Forsyth and northern Davidson County since 2003.

Dan Benamoz, R.Ph President and Founder of PDS presented Dave Marley the award on February 13th, 2010. PDS is a company devoted to business management and development of independent pharmacies located in Lantana, FL.

Oak Ridge Family Pharmacy Grand Opening

Join us on Friday, February 26th for the Grand Opening of Oak Ridge Family Pharmacy.

Oak Ridge Family Pharmacy is located at Sixty-Eight Place on 1427-A Hwy 68 N in Oak Ridge, NC.  Drop in for health screenings from 10 am – 2 pm for free total cholesterol checks through Cholestcheck and a diabetic education event sponsored by Bayer Healthcare Diabetes Care.

Hot Dogs and drinks will be served from 11 am – 2 pm, and stay for a chance to win door prizes.  For more information please contact Oak Ridge Family Pharmacy at 336-298-7195.

Buy NUVADERM exclusively at Mutual Drug in NC, SC and VA

Mutual Drug Company has partnered with Chesson Labs to be the exclusive retail distributors of NUVADERM™ in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

NUVADERM  is a liquid bandage.  Independent test lab results showed that NUVADERM consistently killed a number of potentially harmful organisms, including MRSA, within 30 seconds of contact  NUVADERM is available in a convenient size, offers fast-drying and waterproof abilities, and it adheres to hard-to-cover areas.

NUVADERM is permeable to oxygen to allow healing. It is a durable product that wears off naturally as the wound heals.

Ask your pharmacist about NUVADERM now at any Mutual Drug store. Click to find a Mutual Drug location near you or call 1-877-9RXCARE today.

Orangeburg Pharmacist is 2009 Small Business/Person of Year for SC County

copyright Orangeburg Chamber of Commerce

Courtesy of the Orangeburg Chamber of Commerce- with permission to reprint–

This year’s recipient of the Small Business/Person of the Year (2009) is Rebecca S. (Becky) Gramling of Orangeburg Pharmacy, Inc.  The award, sponsored by First Citizens Bank, was presented Thursday evening (November 2009) by First Citizens Bank’s Marketing Executive Matt Way, at the Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Banquet held at The Cinema.

Mrs. Gramling is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and a certified diabetes educator.  She is the owner of Orangeburg Pharmacy, Inc., the oldest pharmacy in Orangeburg.

Mrs. Gramling began working at the pharmacy in 1978 and purchased it in the early 90’s from Sumter & Mary Williams.  She has expanded the products and services to include medical equipment, diabetic and ostomy supplies, knitting supplies as well as diabetes education classes and knitting classes.

She is the former president of the Pilot Club, a current member or and has served on the boards of Downtown Orangeburg Revitalization Association (DORA) and Edisto Habitat for Humanity.  She attends St. Paul’s United Methodist Church where she teaches Sunday School.

She is married to C. William (Bill) Gramling and they have one daughter, Suzanne.

Boss of Year Award for Mars Hill Owner

from News-Record & Sentinel

Congratulations go out to Debbie Capps , who runs the Mutual Drug store, Mars Hill Pharmacy, in Mars Hill, NC  for winning “Boss of the Year” in Madison County.

The Mars Hill Pharmacy employees were happy to nominate Debbie for the Boss of the Year Award sponsored by the Rotary Club of Madison County.

Debbie Capps owns two Mutual Drug stores, Mars Hill Pharmacy and Marshall Family Pharmacy.

Thanks to the News-Record & Sentinel for permission in reprinting this article dated Dec 30th, 2009.

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Images from the Village Pharmacy Grand Opening

Village Pharmacy in Wake Forest, NC celebrated their grand opening on Friday January 22nd, 2010. Highlights from the event: