Bovenkerk now has a medicine locker where residents can pick up their prescriptions. The cabinet is located at the Noorddam Center and is for residents affiliated with Asserring Pharmacy in Westwijk. "A nice initiative from and for the neighborhood," said Alderman Marijn van Ballegooijen, who officially opened the medicine cabinet.
There is a general practitioner in Bovenkerk but no pharmacy. "For the elderly, it is nice that they now no longer have to go to Westwijk to pick up their medication," Van Ballegooijen continues. "The cabinet can be used 24/7, so it is also a godsend for working people."
Long-cherished wish
The medicine vault at the Noorddam Center is near the Bovenkerk GP practice and the weekly market. "Right in the heart of Bovenkerk where many people congregate," says co-initiator Edwin Barentsen. The vault is a long-held wish of Barentsen, pharmacist Hilda Buenting-Nazaretyan and those involved in Kleurrijk Leven Bovenkerk. The medicine safe is filled daily. With this, Bovenkerk again has a well-stocked drugstore/pharmacist in the village.
Practice
A doctor or specialist writes a prescription that is received digitally at the pharmacy. It is known in the pharmacy's basic records whether delivery may be made through the device. The medication is loaded into the device by the pharmacist. Upon filling, the customer receives a message with an access code to pick up the medication.
