Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2011
Okay kiddo, we're going to talk about something called the Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2011. This is a law that was made to help small, independent pharmacies stay open and keep serving their communities.
You know how when you're feeling sick, your mommy or daddy takes you to the pharmacy to get some medicine? Well, there are big pharmacies that are owned by big companies, and then there are small pharmacies that are owned by families or individuals in your town. The Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act helps the small pharmacies stay in business.
The law works like this: Sometimes, big companies that make medicine can sell it for really cheap to big pharmacies, but not to small ones. So the small pharmacies have to pay more for the medicine they sell to you. That makes it hard for them to make enough money to keep their doors open.
The Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act helps by making it so those big companies have to sell medicine to small pharmacies for the same price they sell it to big pharmacies. That way, the small pharmacies can keep selling medicine and other things like band-aids, cough drops, and toys.
This is important because small pharmacies are often owned by people who live in your town, so they care about you and your family. They can also give you really good advice about what medicine to take and how to stay healthy. Plus, they support other local businesses by buying things like candy or magazines from them to sell in their stores.
Thanks for listening, kiddo. I hope you learned something new!
You know how when you're feeling sick, your mommy or daddy takes you to the pharmacy to get some medicine? Well, there are big pharmacies that are owned by big companies, and then there are small pharmacies that are owned by families or individuals in your town. The Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act helps the small pharmacies stay in business.
The law works like this: Sometimes, big companies that make medicine can sell it for really cheap to big pharmacies, but not to small ones. So the small pharmacies have to pay more for the medicine they sell to you. That makes it hard for them to make enough money to keep their doors open.
The Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act helps by making it so those big companies have to sell medicine to small pharmacies for the same price they sell it to big pharmacies. That way, the small pharmacies can keep selling medicine and other things like band-aids, cough drops, and toys.
This is important because small pharmacies are often owned by people who live in your town, so they care about you and your family. They can also give you really good advice about what medicine to take and how to stay healthy. Plus, they support other local businesses by buying things like candy or magazines from them to sell in their stores.
Thanks for listening, kiddo. I hope you learned something new!