History
Opened in 1984 as a pharmacy in St Marys' Hospital. The Medicine Shoppe initiates a DME department 1990. 1996 Moe Paradis, R.Ph, buys The Medicine Shoppe and provides much needed services to the Lewiston/Auburn, Maine area Louis Gagne, R.Ph. and Maurice Paradis, R.Ph. found the Maine Compounding Pharmacy in 2000. in 2009, Lou continues to compound medications for people and their pets along with Lana Hoang, R.Ph. as America and Maine take interest in a healthier life style. After meeting and working with Moe Paradis, R.Ph; Lana Hoang, R.Ph, purchases The Medicine Shoppe from Moe after his retirement in July 2006. The Medicine Shoppe attains Specialized Care Center for Diabetes and Immunizations, in the pharmacy immunization vanguard in Maine. In May 2011 The Medicine Shoppe Medical Equipment & Supplies opens, a free standing medical equipment store with 5000+ square feet of selling floor, huge inventory & striking interior, our customers are thrilled with the shopping experience.
Specialties
Medicine Shoppe is a locally owned businesss dedicating to taking care of the individual patient. The patient may be yourself, your loved ones including your pets. We offer customer award winning customer service, prosthetic fittings at our new second location which also house The Pink Ribbon Care Center. We make compounds for those who cannot take conventional medications eg. cannot swallow tablet ( we make solutions of its equivalent, or flavoring a medication, and we compound vet's medications. We also compound bioidentical hormone replacement therapy(BHRT) such as in creams, ointment, and troches. The new location carries an expanded medical supplies and medical equiments. We offer rental of hospital beds, wheel chairs, knee scooter and sell products such as lift chairs, walkers, rollators, Diabetic shoes, compression stockings etc. We have more inventory and too much to list. Come in and visit us. You will not regret your visit. Medicine Shoppe is caring beyond prescriptions!