The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy of Hopatcong Closing Next Week

HOPATCONG, NJ — After 23 years in business, the Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy in Hopatcong will close its doors for good next week.

The pharmacy will close on Wednesday, June 19 at 7 p.m. Pharmacy records will be transferred to the RiteAid/Walgreens Pharmacy at 47 Hopatchung Road, just down the street from the Medicine Shoppe. Current patients can refill their prescriptions and get prescription records from that pharmacy during the next year by calling 973-398-5647.

The pharmacy has been owned by Tony and Tamara Coppola. "We would like to thank the community, prescribers and our patients for allowing us to serve you and become a part of the community for the past 23 years," they said.

In a comment on a farewell Facebook post, the owners said low reimbursement rates from pharmacy benefit management companies ran them out of business. "Despite being busy the pharmacy has become unprofitable. Can't sustain it at this rate. It's happening to pharmacies all over the country. We need [pharmacy benefit management] reform now," the owners said.