April 26, 2024

Soda-fountain pharmacies still have fizz despite decrease in numbers

Some pharmacies in the U.S. are still preparing old-fashioned, soda-fountain phosphate drinks to keep the tradition going.  Soda-fountain pharmacies skyrocketed during the 1930s during the Prohibition when shut bars down. The first U.S. patent for dispensing carbonated water through a soda fountain spigot dates to the early 1800s. The jukebox plays Chubby Checker’s “The Twist” […]

Anti-Abortion Protests at Pharmacies Labeled a ‘Clown Show’

Radical anti-abortion activists are taking to the streets Saturday in a national day of protest against the availability of abortion medication at pharmacies across the country.The protests were co-ordinated by Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising (PAAU), a direct action group that describes itself as comprising nonviolent feminists committed to dismantling the “abortion industrial complex.” They are calling

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