LifeAlaska · September 5, 2026
juneau gets its pharmacy back
Juneau went almost three years without a single compounding pharmacy.
Daily Alaska staff · September 5, 2026
The Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium is opening a compounding pharmacy in the Mendenhall Valley near Superbear IGA, in the former Ron's Apothecary storefront in Juneau. Pharmacy Manager Thad Mowdy, who previously worked at Ron's, will run the new counter and train the staff. Compounding services begin September 8.
Compounding pharmacies mix a prescription to order when a standard formulation does not work, for a child who cannot swallow a pill or someone allergic to a dye in the usual version. The new pharmacy is open to anyone, not just SEARHC patients, and it will mail prescriptions to communities throughout Southeast Alaska.
Ron's Apothecary closed at the end of 2023 after nearly 50 years in business. It was Juneau's only compounding pharmacy and one of only a handful in Alaska, leaving the town without one for almost three years.
The storefront will also carry over the counter medications and health and wellness products, the same retail mix it had under Ron's Apothecary. System Director of Pharmacy Mike Dow said SEARHC is trying to fill a void for communities across Southeast.
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Questions people ask
Where is Juneau's new compounding pharmacy?
In the Mendenhall Valley near Superbear IGA, in the old Ron's Apothecary space.
When does Juneau's new compounding pharmacy open?
Compounding services start September 8.
Who can use the new pharmacy in Juneau?
Anyone, not just SEARHC patients. It also mails prescriptions to communities across Southeast Alaska.
Why was Juneau without a compounding pharmacy so long?
Ron's Apothecary, Juneau's only compounding pharmacy, closed at the end of 2023 after nearly 50 years in business, leaving a gap of almost three years.
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- SEARHC is opening a compounding pharmacy in the Mendenhall Valley in the former Ron's Apothecary space. · alaskapublic.org
- Compounding services at the new pharmacy begin September 8. · alaskapublic.org
- Ron's Apothecary closed at the end of 2023 after nearly 50 years and was Juneau's only compounding pharmacy. · alaskapublic.org
- Pharmacy Manager Thad Mowdy previously worked at Ron's Apothecary and will train the new staff. · alaskapublic.org
- System Director of Pharmacy Mike Dow said SEARHC is trying to fill a void for communities in Southeast. · alaskapublic.org
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