River’s Edge Community Pharmacy offers personal service
Looking for a pharmacy with a personal touch? Visit River’s Edge Community Pharmacy in Rancho Bernardo.
The pharmacy, at 15721 Bernardo Heights Parkway in the Bernardo Heights Plaza shopping center, opened earlier this year and has been bringing its unique combination of compounding pharmacy and personal service to the community ever since.
River’s Edge Community Pharmacy is a privately owned pharmacy that specializes in compounding, said Matt Kolta, the owner and a pharmacist. This is the fourth location for River’s Edge, with three more community pharmacies located around California.
“I started River’s Edge Community Pharmacy in 2010 and opened several more after the success of the first,” said Kolta.
Kolta said he was drawn to open his newest pharmacy in Rancho Bernardo because he loved the location and the community, and wanted a presence in the area.
The pharmacy differs from big-box pharmacies such as Walgreen’s or CVS due to its compounding and its personal touch, said Kolta.
“We feel that when you go to a big pharmacy, you don’t get personal service,” said Kolta. “They don’t have time to build a personal relationship with the customer. When you try a local mom-and-pop pharmacy, it feels different. You know that it’s your pharmacy and that you’re not just a number in a queue.”
Kolta said that consultations and personal service are an important part of what River’s Edge Community Pharmacy has to offer to its customers. “Big stores don’t have time for an in-depth, one-on-one consultation,” he said.
River’s Edge Community Pharmacy also does compounding prescriptions, which are a custom blend of medications prescribed when on-the-market medications aren’t suitable for your needs.
“We do hormones, we do vet products, we do everything,” said Kolta.
The pharmacy also handles regular prescriptions, with a home delivery service and refill reminders, said Kolta. They also work with assisted living homes and accept all insurance, he said.
The pharmacy is open from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. It is closed Saturdays and Sundays. Call 858-485-9333.
For more information on the pharmacy, call 858-485-9333.
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