‘I Wanted to Make Sure We Had Access’: Black Pharmacist Opens Pharmacy In African-American Community
Health Matters Community Pharmacy is the only completely Black-run pharmacy in its east Tampa, Florida, district.
“I wanted to make sure this community had the same resources and access to medical care as other communities,” said Dr. Vondalyn Wright, who has a Ph.D. in pharmaceutical science from Florida A&M.
Wright, a Tampa native, said her original plan was to work for a big chain company, not to start her own business.
Pharmacist counsels patients at Tampa’s only Black owned pharmacy, Health Matters Community Pharmacy. Ashonti Ford/Atlanta Black Star