RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A North Carolina nonprofit enactment wants to supply escaped over-the-counter-medicine to families successful request successful Wake County.
It comes arsenic doctors expect a spike successful RSV, flu and COVID cases after Thanksgiving.
NC MedAssist, a statewide non-profit pharmacy, is holding a Mobile Free Pharmacy Event Saturday astatine Watts Chapel Missionary Baptist Church successful Raleigh.
From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., immoderate household oregon idiosyncratic individual successful request tin person escaped over-the-counter medicine astatine the drive-thru event.
Organizers accidental items see cough and acold medicine, vitamins, children’s medicine, allergy medication, archetypal assistance supplies and more.
Attendees indispensable beryllium astatine slightest 18-years-old to person the medicine, according to the nonprofit.
They said nary cost, ID checks oregon fiscal qualifications are required.
NC MedAssist says attendees tin besides find retired of they suffice for the nonprofit’s escaped medicine pharmacy program.
Attendees are asked to stay successful their vehicles portion volunteers bring them a premade container of medicine for their household oregon different families.
The medicine volition beryllium fixed retired connected a first-come, first-served ground portion supplies last, according to organizers.
They said they are committed to bringing capable medicine for 1,000 radical successful need.
It’s portion of their extremity to easiness the load and assistance radical who whitethorn person to take betwixt buying nutrient and buying life-saving medication.
Organizers said the lawsuit volition beryllium held rainfall oregon shine.
Watts Chapel Missionary Baptist Church is located astatine 3702 Tryon Road successful Raleigh.
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