Pharmaceutical services began when the Free Health Clinic started, through special arrangements with area pharmacies for patients to obtain their medicines.

The need for medicines is inherent in health-care services, and a pharmacy facility was created in 1996 when the Clinic moved into its first home.

Today, the Clinic’s on-site Sherman Curry Pharmacy is staffed by a part-time pharmacist and full-time coordinator.

Volunteers provide key clerical roles in pharmacy operations.

Pharmacy shifts are held on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

The pharmacy is:

  • Licensed
  • Limited to Clinic patients
  • With its own formulary of medicines, with no controlled substances stocked or distributed

Pharmacy shifts are filled by staff, and volunteer pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

The Clinic holds pharmacy technician classes for volunteers interested in working Clinic shifts and finding employment in an understaffed field.

Pharmaceuticals are acquired by:

  • Purchasing formulary-approved drugs from wholesalers
  • Obtaining samples
  • Accessing free medication programs operated by pharmaceutical companies

Facilities include:

  • Stocked pharmacy room (limited access)
  • Front pharmacy for checking in, tracking and dispensing medicines
  • Patient education area
  • The Clinic’s Medicare Medication Program works independently from the pharmacy to obtain free medicines.

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Graduates of the first Pharmacy Technician training class, which the Clinic holds regularly. The class helps graduates find employment in a understaffed field, and helps the Clinic fill its own pharmacy shifts. Eight courses have been held to date.

 

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Northern Neck Free Health Clinic  51 William B. Graham Court, Kilmarnock Virginia 22482
Telephone: (804) 435-0575 Fax: (804) 435-9017
E-Mail: info@nnfhc.com