A PHARMACY THAT GOES THE EXTRA MILE WITH THE CUSTOMER....
BEING A PHARMACIST IS IN BILLY WEASE'S GENES. HIS DAD, BILL WAS A PHARMACIST FOR 35 YEARS. YOUNG BILLY WORKED IN HIS DAD'S PHARMACY, THE MEDICINE SHOPPE IN GASTONIA, WHERE HE LEARNED HE LOVED TO TALK TO PEOPLE AND HE LIKED THE EXPERIENCE OF HELPING PEOPLE.
BILLY WEASE THEN FOLLOWED IN HIS DAD'S FOOTSTEPS AND GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF PHARMACY IN CHAPEL HILL IN 1990. IN 1994 BILLY AND HIS WIFE, BETH, WHO IS ALSO A PHARMACIST, OPENED PRESCRIPTIONS PLUS PHARMACY AT 1614 WEST FRANKLIN BOULEVARD IN GASTONIA. THREE AND A HALF YEARS AGO, THEY EXPANDED TO KINGS MOUNTAIN AND OPENED AN ADDITIONAL STORE AT 703 E. KING STREET.
PRESCRIPTIONS PLUS OFFERS A "PLUS" ON MANY LEVELS. NOT JUST A PLACE TO GET A PRESCRIPTION FROM YOUR DOCTOR FILLED, THE PHARMACY OFFERS COMPOUNDING, NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS AND EDUCATIONAL CLASSES ON VARIOUS HEALTH TOPICS AMONG OTHER SERVICES.
"COMPOUNDING," BILLY WEASE EXPLAINS, "INVOLVES PERSONALIZED THERAPIES AND DOSAGE FORMS FOR EACH PATIENT. COMPOUNDING ALLOWS DOCTORS MORE OPTIONS REGARDING STRENGTHS AND DOSAGE FORMS BECAUSE WE CAN CUSTOMIZE THESE TO THE PATIENT."
HE CONTINUES, "COMPOUNDING ALLOWS THE PHARMACIST TO MAKE THE PRESCRIPTION IN MANY DIFFERENT FORMS: LIQUID, CAPSULE, TOPICAL, SPRAY, CREAM, INHALER, LOLLIPOP, OR SUPPOSITORY. THIS IS IMPORTANT WHEN YOU HAVE A CHILD OR AN ELDERLY PERSON THAT NEEDS THE PRESCRIPTION IN A LIQUID FORM OR LOLLIPOP RATHER THAN A BIG CAPSULE. WE CAN EVEN COMPOUND FOR PETS AS WELL."
IN ADDITION, PRESCRIPTIONS PLUS HAS THREE STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE PROFESSIONAL COMPOUNDING CENTERS OF AMERICA (PCCA). PCCA PROVIDES ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR PHARMACY EDUCATION (ACPE) - ACCREDITED PRIMARY AND ASEPTIC COMPOUNDING COURSES.
WEASE ALSO HAS A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION AND RELATED FUNCTIONAL MEDICINES. WITH 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING, HE ALSO IS A MEMBER OF FELLOWSHIP IN ANTI-AGING, REGENERATIVE AND FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE PROVIDED BY THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ANTI-AGING MEDICINE. THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ANTI-AGING MEDICINE IS THE LARGEST ANTI-AGING EDUCATIONAL/PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR DOCTORS, PHARMACISTS, AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.
BILLY AND BETH WEASE BELIEVE STRONGLY IN THE FASTER, MORE PERSONAL SERVICE AND THE HOMETOWN APPEAL AND CONNECTIONS OF THEIR OPERATION. "WE WANT OUR PATRONS TO BE COMFORTABLE AND FEEL THEY CAN SIT AND TALK TO THE PHARMACIST," BILLY WEASE SAYS. TO THAT END, PRESCRIPTIONS PLUS ALSO OFFERS A NUMBER OF FREE SERVICES, INCLUDING BLOOD SUGAR CHECKS, BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS, DRUG NUTRIENT DEPLETION CONSULTS, AND DRUG INTERACTION AND SIDE EFFECTS CONSULTS.
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE "HEALTHY LIVING AND AGING CLUB." WEASE EXPLAINS THE CLUB OFFERS ONGOING EDUCATION RESOURCES TO TEACH FOLKS ABOUT HEALTH AND WELLNESS. THIS INCLUDES 12 CLASSES ON SUCH SUBJECTS AS HEALTHY EATING, ORGANIC GARDENING, HEART DISEASE, DIABETES, WEIGHT LOSS, THYROID, DETOX THERAPY, GASTRO-INTESTINAL HEALTH, ORAL HEALTH, BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY, NUTRITION, OSTEOPOROSIS, AND KANGEN WATER. THE CLASSES ARE OFFERED AFTER WORK HOURS FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE CUSTOMER.
WEASE FEELS STRONGLY IT IS IMPORTANT TO EDUCATE HIS PATRONS. "I WANT TO INFORM PEOPLE OF THE SIDE EFFECTS OF DRUGS," HE SAYS, "AND EDUCATE THEM ON NUTRIENT DEPLETION CAUSED BY DRUGS. THIS IS AS IMPORTANT AS THE PRESCRIPTION ITSELF.
"AS A PHARMACIST," HE ADDS, "I FEEL THAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE TAKING. THE DOCTORS I WORK WITH REALLY APPRECIATE THAT I KEEP MY DRUG NUTRIENT EDUCATION CURRENT AND PROVIDE THIS SERVICE TO HELP THEIR PATIENTS. I'M SIMPLY A SAFETY NET THAT ENSURES PATIENTS WILL BE INFORMED ON EVERY PRESCRIPTION.
"MY JOB IS NOT TO DIAGNOSE OR PRESCRIBE, BUT TO PROVIDE AND EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON THE LABEL RARELY DISCUSSED BY THE PHARMACIST. THIS MAKES PRESCRIPTIONS PLUS DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE TAKE THE EXTRA TIME TO MAKE SURE THE PATIENT IS WELL INFORMED."
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