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    "deck": "Juneau went almost three years without a single compounding pharmacy.",
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    "body_md": "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.\n\nCompounding 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.\n\nRon'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.\n\nThe 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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    "summary": "SEARHC is opening a compounding pharmacy in Juneau's Mendenhall Valley, in the former Ron's Apothecary space, with compounding services starting September 8. Pharmacy Manager Thad Mowdy, formerly of Ron's, will run it; the pharmacy serves any patient and mails prescriptions across Southeast Alaska, ending a gap since Ron's closed in late 2023.",
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      "Ron's Apothecary closed at the end of 2023 after nearly 50 years; it was Juneau's only compounding pharmacy and one of a handful in Alaska.",
      "Pharmacy Manager Thad Mowdy previously worked at Ron's and will train the new staff.",
      "The pharmacy is open to any patient, not just SEARHC patients, and mails prescriptions to communities across Southeast Alaska.",
      "System Director of Pharmacy Mike Dow said SEARHC is trying to fill a void for communities in Southeast."
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        "a": "In the Mendenhall Valley near Superbear IGA, in the old Ron's Apothecary space.",
        "q": "Where is Juneau's new compounding pharmacy?"
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        "q": "When does Juneau's new compounding pharmacy open?"
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        "q": "Who can use the new pharmacy in Juneau?"
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        "a": "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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