19Feb

Mac’s Pharmacy now offering Compounded Sublingual Semaglutide

Thank you for your interest in the new compounded sublingual semaglutide medication that we are now offering at all Mac’s Hometown Pharmacy locations. We are thrilled to introduce this innovative technology that is designed to provide effective results when this liquid is placed under your tongue daily for 90 seconds.

Please note that a prescription is required. We do have a blank Rx order form and a standard cover letter for your physician for your convenience, or we will be more than happy to fax this information to your doctor upon your request.

In the event that you do not currently have a physician, we have partnered with an online Physician Group at https://myphysician360.com/. This platform offers a one-time telehealth service for $59.95, where you can receive assistance and guidance. If you qualify, they can send the order directly to us from their website.

Submit Inquiry Form Here: https://form.jotform.com/240096087291156

Should you have any specific questions or if you would like to speak to one of our pharmacists, please feel free to reach out to any of our store locations at:

Mac’s West Knoxville
125 South Peters Rd
Knoxville TN 37923
PHONE: 865-381-2500

Mac’s North Knoxville
2419 Washington Pike
Knoxville TN 37917
PHONE: 865-524-3453

Mac’s Claxton
643 Edgemoor Rd
Powell TN 37849
PHONE: 865-945-3333

Mac’s Oak Ridge
45 New York Ave
Oak Ridge TN 37830
PHONE: 865-298-8657

City Drug Maryville
1612 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy.
Marvyille TN 37804
PHONE: 865-982-7162

Lowe’s Drugs Maryville
1536 E. Broadway Ave
Maryville TN 37804
PHONE:865-982-3020

Mac’s Townsend
7959 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy,
Townsend, TN 37882
PHONE: (865) 421-6227

We look forward to assisting you with your healthcare needs and providing you with the best possible service.

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Cityview Magazine Knoxville's Best Pharmacy
10Jan

Finding Home in the Community Pharmacy

Voted Knoxville’s Best Community Pharmacy in Cityview Magazine’s Best of the Best 2022Cityview Magazine Knoxville’s Best of the Best 2022 | Story by Elisa Crawford  |  Photography by Nathan Sparks

Voted Best Pharmacist: Matthew Crawford  |  Voted Best Community Pharmacy  |  Voted Best Compounding Pharmacy

Building a Legacy:  Growing up, the family business was something I knew I wanted to be part of. I’d watch my father, Mac Wilhoit, go above and beyond for the business, his patients, and the community he had grown to know so well through his work. It was part of our lives, and I knew that at some point I’d want to be involved. I knew that what my father built the pharmacy on was much bigger than medication. For years, I watched him and my brother, Mike, grow the business into what it is today. Mike, now CEO of Mac’s Hometown Pharmacies, has expanded into 10 locations, servicing Knox, Anderson, and Blount counties. I’ve been fortunate to have been part of that growth for the last decade, as well, today as Director of Business Development for Mac’s LTC Pharmacy.  Walking alongside me has been my husband, Matthew, who placed first for Pharmacist in Cityview’s 2022 Best of the Best. Matt and I met in high school, and he pegs my father, Mac—who placed second in this year’s Pharmacist category— as the reason he became a pharmacist in the first place. “Mac showed me an article about how being a pharmacist was a great career path. He asked if I wanted to come work for him for a summer to see what I thought,” he recalls. “It was the best decision I could have made.” Matt quickly fell in love with the patients and interactions, and over the course of the next decade plus, he stepped foot into every position there from clerk and delivery driver to technician and pharmacist. Matt is now owner of two Mac’s Pharmacy locations.

Matthew Crawford, Mike Wilhoit, Mac Wilhoit
Matthew Crawford, Mike Wilhoit, Mac Wilhoit

It is about so much more than medication at Mac’s Hometown Pharmacies. Relationships are at the core of our business. Matt recently put it best: “Community pharmacies are the front line of healthcare. We’re the most accessible form, seeing our patients three to four times as often as primary care physicians might. “We get in depth into issues the patients are having, their medications, disease states, and more. We develop these relationships and rapport that have given us opportunities to take care of them. This is only possible because of how we’ve set up our brick-and-mortar based style of care.”

Community
At Mac’s, we make an investment in our community. I have watched as patients hug Matt in tears because they know they can count on him, on us. “We want to give that old time hometown pharmacy vibe,” he says. “We want to be more than where you pick up your prescriptions.” At Mac’s, we strive to always offer services to our community to better the health outcomes of our patients. We have free medication management packaging (MacPacks) to help with medication compliance, free kids vitamins, community education, and so much more. We even offer free delivery to Knox, Anderson, and Blount counties, which has been an enormous help to so many of our patients who find it difficult to leave their homes. We built this program to make it easier for our neighbors.

A New Space 
In June, we opened our newest brick-and-mortar location in West Knoxville. We’d been circling this community for years, waiting for the right time—and location—to present itself. Eventually it did, and it’s been a joy to watch this location grow over the last six months, especially for Matt who grew up in this neighborhood. “This is our community,” he says. “Mac’s Hometown Pharmacies’ family of locations is simply an extension of how we take care of it.” We look forward to serving you in the future at one of our locations and helping you in your wellness journey.

VOTED #1 (Gold): Community Pharmacy, Compounding Pharmacy, Matthew Crawford, PharmDMacs Pharmacy Knoxville

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