very important , yet it ’ s delivered at a fast-paced time ,” adds Meece . “ You ’ re doing a very important job in very little time .”
Dembicki , having been one of the original six employees of the Medicine Shoppe since Jim and Sharon Cherry established it almost forty years ago , can vouch for the growth she ’ s seen in the field over all these years . More specifically , she says “ it ’ s technology that ’ s changed the most .”
So with new technology , comes new methods , and the Medicine Shoppe is happy to say that the public has been receptive to one of their newest ones - strip packaging . Even more , the pharmacy is proud to know that the convenience of strip packaging is helping in their clients ’ health .
“ I think keeping up with taking their medication is huge ,” says Meece . “ And with a lot of medications , you need to keep it in your system on a consistent basis in order for it to do the proper job .”
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