The President and owner of Rex Pharmacy in Atlantic, today (Friday) announced plans for its two current Atlantic locations, Rex Pharmacy downtown and the Atlantic Medical Center Pharmacy, to merge and become one pharmacy located in the former Sears building at 1607 E. 7th Street. Josh Borer says the plans are the result of Rex Pharmacy’s desire to make community pharmacy a more viable part of patient outcomes in Atlantic and the surrounding area.

With all the pharmacists and team in one location, Borer says the merge and move will offer the community better access to pharmacists as well as more and improved services; including a drive through pick-up service and expanded delivery services. The new space will be designed with private clinical rooms for patient medication reviews, education, consultations and immunizations. It will be a full-service pharmacy with all the over-the-counter medications and supplements as well as in-home medical equipment and supplies.

It was a big decision to leave the downtown location, where Rex Pharmacy has served for over 75 years, but Josh Borer said in his statement “We feel we’re doing it for all the right reasons…this move will allow us to further pursue our Core Purpose, which is to improve health outcomes for the patients in our communities. It really fits our “WHY”.”

The transition is expected to take place sometime this summer; and they are currently exploring the possibilities for other occupants of the downtown building.