The Coastal Buzz
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Out and about: wellness
MARCH 2022
APOTHECARY BY THE SEA:
R tur By Beth A. Klahre
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here can you get a flu or shingles vaccine while you wait for your prescriptions to be filled and speak directly with a pharmacist for advice about your health? Oh, and pick up a birthday card and gift? Or find a fun trendy treasure to decorate your own home?
Ou R ts At The Apothecary at St. James, of course! This new family-owned pharmacy opened at 2571 St. James Drive SE at the St. James Plantation marina in December 2021. In addition to filling prescriptions, The Apothecary carries over-the-counter products, quality nutrition and
vitamin lines, and first aid supplies and medications, as well as boutique gifts like beach bags and towels, sunglasses and readers, cards, hats, holiday gifts, home décor, and housewarming gifts.
Advanced Level of Wellness Owners Bill and Denise Hayes operate the pharmacy in partnership with Natasha and Ed Thomas, owners of Seashore Drugs and Thomas Drugs on Oak Island and three additional local pharmacies. Ed Thomas is a fourth-generation pharmacist. The partnership between the Thomas and Hayes families brings an advanced level of wellness service and health education to Brunswick County. Natasha Thomas, an integrative functional wellness physician, will help deliver science-based seminars open to the public at the St. James Community Center on Southport Supply Road. Topics underway include supplements and vitamins, druginduced nutrition depletion, and diet.
From le , Amber Vigil, co-owner Denise Hayes, and pharmacist Camille Moss welcome visitors to the Apothecary at St. James, a new pharmacy focused on wellness and carrying something for everyone.
The Apothecary at St. James caters specifically to the local demographic. Most insurance is accepted. Special orders will be
