Get Your “Hanitizer” at 501 Pharmacy

Thanks to one of my fellow pharmacist friends, we have more “Hanitizer” available and we are bottling these as fast as we can! A fresh batch was made on June 1, 2020, and is available in multiple size containers including a spray bottle.

Hand Sanitizer from 501 Pharmacy

If we are out of the compounded “Hanitizer,” we should have in some commercially available hand sanitizer ready for purchase.

501 Pharmacy Holds Drug Take Back Day on April 24, 2020

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our “Drug Take Back” day on Friday, April 24, 2020. This event was a collaborative community effort with the Chatham County Sheriff’s department and the non-profit Safest Drug organization. We were so excited to team up with these two groups to give customers and others in the community a way to turn in over-the-counter and prescription items that they did not want in their homes.

Drug Take Back Day

We would also like to thank Chatham Journal Newspaper for their awesome write-up on the event that you can read here.

Safety Is Our Number One Priority

We had customers place their unwanted or expired prescription or over-the-counter medicines in bags before dropping them off at our drive-thru window. After 4 p.m. that day, a deputy from the Chatham County Sheriff’s department picked up the boxes of medicine to dispose of them properly.

Getting rid of your unwanted medication this way is safer for the environment. It’s one of the safest and most responsible ways to do it.

We hope to be able to do this kind of drug take back event on a quarterly basis.

About Safest Drug

Safest Drug is a non-profit organization that supports community-wide efforts, like the 501 Pharmacy Take Back effort, to ensure pharmaceutical drug waste is properly disposed. They believe that keeping unwanted or expired prescription and over-the-counter medication out of home environments can save lives.

Updated Hours + Ice Cream Pick Ups!

Updated Hours Beginning April 13, 2020

We are continuing to take precautionary measures to keep you and our employees safe. On April 13, we will be transitioning our hours. Please see the updated hours below.

Monday through Friday
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Saturday
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

In addition to our updated hours, we are now selling pints and quarts of Maple View Farm ice cream through the drive-thru! All orders will be taken over the phone between 9 a.m. and noon, Monday through Friday. Simply give us a call at 984-999-0501 and let us know what time you’ll be coming to pick up your ice cream. Pickups will be from noon until 1 until 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Prepay via credit card, give us your name at the drive-thru and we’ll retrieve it from the freezer.

Maple View Farm at 501 RX

We hope you all are staying healthy and safe! Thank you for your loyalty, support, and understanding during this time. We look forward to seeing you through the drive-thru.

501 RX Remains Open with Drive-Thru Service

Han Su, Pharmacist, 501 Pharmacy in Chapel Hill, NC

We want to make things easier on you which is why we are offering free local delivery with all the benefits of working with a local pharmacy. Skip the online ordering and get your prescriptions delivered from our “Drug Bug”!

While we will temporarily close our retail storefront operations, we welcome you to utilize our convenient drive-thru service, as well. Over-the-counter items and ice cream will still be available for our drive-thru customers, as well as prescriptions.

We are taking these precautionary measures to keep you and our employees safe. Thank you for your loyalty, support, and understanding during this time. Help us support current CDC recommendations regarding social distancing to help minimize the impact of COVID-19.

Stop by or give us a call at 984-999-0501 to set up your free local delivery. You can also transfer your prescriptions online now.

Going for a Four-Peat: Vote for Us for Best of Chapel Hill 2020

Chapel Hill Magazine’s annual poll is back. Vote for your favorites in dining, retail, services, home and garden, and art and entertainment. We are listed under Services and would love for you to vote for us as your Favorite Pharmacy!

Vote for 501 Pharmacy for Best of Chapel Hill

We have taken home the title of “Favorite Pharmacy” for the last three years and we are hoping to go for the four-peat*.

Voting ends on March 30, 2020. Winners will be announced in the July/August issue of Chapel Hill Magazine.

How to Vote

  • Visit ChapelHillMagazine.com.
  • The poll is divided by category: Dining, Retail, Services (where we are listed), Home & Garden, and Arts and Entertainment. This way you can come back to finish the survey at any time instead of doing the entire thing in one sitting.
  • You are only allowed to vote once.
  • All questions are optional but readers are encouraged to complete the entire survey.
  • You can write in your favorites if they were not nominated.
  • Voting must be completed by March 30, 2020.

*A four-peat means the fourth consecutive championship or first-place finish by a single participant in a sports tournament or similar competitive enterprise.