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Allison (right)
and Kendall
Lucas at the pill
shelves.
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hen the Lucas family mentions
" pharmacy, " it is often spelled
" Pharmily. " It could not be otherwise,
since Mom, Dad and two
of their four children are directly
involved from a career standpoint and the other two occasionally
work at the family's DownHome Pharmacy in
Botetourt County.
It all began in college at what is now Virginia
Commonwealth University when Tim and Allison Lucas
met in 1990, fell in love, and married in 1994. They then
pursued what would become the family career. Recently,
24-year-old daughter, Kayla, finished pharmacy school
at-where else? -VCU and the family is working out
a partnership deal for her. Ultimately, she wants to own
her own pharmacy.
" Pharmacists are the most accessible
health care professionals at a time
of growing health care needs. "
-TIM LUCAS
Younger brother Keaton, 16, is strongly considering
a pharmacy career, says Allison, " but he hasn't started
working here yet. He will, once he can drive. " Kendall,
21, and Kylee, 17, are tech trainees at DownHome, but
" they want to help out, not make a career " in pharmacy,
Allison says.
The kids, she says, represent " a plan for our retirement. "
She smiles.
Initially, Tim went to work for a big box retailer with
a pharmacy, says Allison, " but he became frustrated,
wanting to do new and innovative things. " So, " we ventured
out on our own in October of 2001, " founding
DownHome Pharmacy.
Allison takes part in filling prescriptions, but also is
the bookkeeper, " bill chaser and insurance " chief. " I need
control over it. "
Insurance and billing, at any pharmacy, have become
the largest headache, says Tim. He has been president
of the Virginia Pharmacists Association and is now the
president of the Roanoke Valley Pharmacists Association,
so he knows the issues inside-out. He says that often the
demise of small pharmacies can be traced to those two
issues and they cause major headaches even for the big
box pharmacies.
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