CHUBBUCK — A local mother-daughter duo are set to open a new pharmacy dedicated to providing needed care for the community later this month.
Alexandra Heyneman, who will own the pharmacy with her mother, Catherine Cashmore, said the pharmacy is called Inclusive Care Clinic Pharmacy. It is both a clinic and a pharmacy.
“It’s a clinic run by pharmacists,” Heyneman said. “We’re looking to change up the healthcare system just a little bit in our little area.”
Cashmore said the State of Idaho ranks last in the nation in the ratio between prescriber and patient. This is according to a study done by the Centers for Disease Control back in 2019.
“When you look at per capita, the number of people in Idaho who are available to write prescriptions is the lowest,” she said.
Cashmore said Idaho also has the highest rate of postpartum depression due to the lack of women’s healthcare.
“We feel like women are not receiving the healthcare that they need in this state and in this region,” she said.
In addition to their services to women, Inclusive Care also offers men’s healthcare.
“Our model is inclusive,” Cashmore said. “We also are happy to help out the men who may be low testosterone. We can absolutely help out with that.”
The goal with Inclusive Care is to provide the people of the community with more affordable healthcare options.
“We can’t diagnose,” Cashmore said. “There’s a very clear line between what we can and can’t do. What we can do is take the stress off of the physician assistants and doctors who are out there doing their best and let them focus on the more complicated cases.”
Heyneman said they take patients that have already been diagnosed and meet their criteria, and they prescribe them their medications.
“We’re looking not only in helping out our little corner in Chubbuck, but also helping the entire state of Idaho with our telehealth services,” she said.
Inclusive Care will strive to make it easier for patients to get the healthcare they need. They will have a drive-thru and a delivery service.
“We want to make it easier for folks,” Heyneman said.
The pharmacy will officially open on Aug. 24. Heyneman said there will be a grand opening and ribbon cutting. There will be activities held at the pharmacy throughout the day.
“We’re going to be holding a raffle,” Heyneman said. “Any proceeds from that will go to the Pocatello Free Clinic.”
Several local businesses have donated to Inclusive Care for their grand opening. Many such as Geraldine’s have offered gift cards that will be part of the raffle.
“Geronimo’s offered a couple of jump cards, which is really cool,” Heyneman said.
Cashmore and Heyneman said they are excited to be able to work together. They each have their own skills that make them the ideal pair. They are grateful that they get to come together and serve the community.
“I could absolutely see her vision,” Heyneman said. “Let’s take her background in compounding knowledge and my background in patient care and dispensing with a traditional pharmacy model and just combine them together.”
Since they started working on Inclusive Care, people have shown interest. They have been getting calls from people asking to set up appointments before they’ve even opened.
“I can’t schedule yet,” Heyneman said. “My schedule system isn’t live yet, but I will be able to soon.”
Inclusive Care will have its grand opening on at 10 a.m. on Aug. 24 and will have activities throughout the day. The clinic is located at 407 E. Chubbuck Road.
More information can be found at inclusivecareidaho.com .
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