Guy’s Medical Center Pharmacy in McComb is one of Keith Guy’s five retail pharmacies across Southwest Mississippi, offering compound and functional medicine.
“We are unique in the fact that we have two different pharmacies under one roof,” Guy said. “The retail, which is the Medical Center Pharmacy, and the Innovative Pharmacy, which involves compound medicine.”
Guy and his team of pharmacists work with customers and their physician to help create a medication tailored to the needs of the individual patient.
“I also specialize in synchronized medicine,” Guy said. “Usually when a patient receives multiple prescriptions they fall on different dates. We create a management strategy that aligns the refill dates of two or more prescriptions. It is a big help to a lot of people.”
The practice of herbal medicine dates back thousands of years, and Guy said many local people don’t know he offers homeopathic medicine.
“People think we are just a retail store, but we offer so much more than that,” Guy said. “Bio-identical hormone replacement therapy is one of them, which helps deal with hot flashes and more. And in personal consultations, sometimes it’s as simple as a small deficiency we can help with. It’s all about safety and balance.”
An expansion is taking place at Guy’s Pharmacy in Tylertown, and he hopes the renovations will be finished within the next two weeks.
“We are adding a nurse practitioner to our Tylertown location,” he said. “Her name is Joelle Magee, and she will be working at the back of the pharmacy. The expansion should be done in the next few weeks.”
Like his pharmacy in Summit, having a nurse practitioner on hand will be convenient and helpful to the public.
“We had hopes to have one at Medical Center Pharmacy,” he said. “But sadly, there is no more room. But Debbie Zachary is the nurse practitioner at our Summit location and has been very well received.”
Guy said independent pharmacies are have a bigger personal connection to the community and are cheaper than chain stores.
“We have the best customers, and we take care of them. We make sure our prices are cheaper, and help them as best we can with their needs,” he said. “A lot of people don’t know this, but if your co-pay is $50 and the medication you pick up is less than that, your insurance will still charge you that $50, and most people will think that is OK because they only needed to pay $50.
“If your medication is cheaper than your co-pay, we will tell you and never charge you more than what you owe.”
