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We've been serving the community of Ketchikan for over 50 years. Our pharmacy staff has multiple years of experience and our friendly staff will treat you like family. At Island Pharmacy, we believe that being a local, independent pharmacy means providing top notch health care services to our patients and our community in an environment that is warm and inviting. We strive to make a difference in our patients and in our community. We are dedicated to providing a wide range of high-quality services that meet all of your health care needs. Call, click, or stop by today and find out how we can help you!
Bruce Christensen, RPh
Graduated from Idaho State University of Pharmacy and went on to co-found Island pharmacy in 1974.
Barry Christensen, RPh
Graduated from the University of Washington and joined Island Pharmacy as a pharmacist in 1988.
Inga Christensen, PharmD
Graduated from University of Washington in 2020.
Sonja Christensen, PharmD
Graduated from Washington State University in 2024.
We are proud to be able to provide fast, reliable service, we're proud of our friendly and experienced staff, and we love that our community can always depend on us. We were founded in 1974, and since then have been faithfully serving our community.
Staying informed is also a great way to stay healthy. Keep up-to-date with all the latest health news here.
31 Dec
Gestational diabetes jumped 36% in the U.S. from 2016 to 2024, according to researchers. What’s driving the increase? The senior author shares his answer.
30 Dec
In a large new study, statins significantly lowered the risk of death and major heart events in people with type 2 diabetes — regardless of their heart risk level.
29 Dec
A new study suggests GLP-1 medications may reduce the need for CPAP machines in people with obesity, diabetes and sleep apnea.
The best treatment for clogged arteries might be different for women than men, a new study says.
Females with heart disease are often treated with stenting, a procedure in which a tiny wire-mesh tube is slipped inside a blocked artery to keep it open.
But women might be better off if they received full-fledged bypass surgery to fix t...
Considering some plastic surgery as part of a New Year’s makeover?
A newly developed AI model is promising to make liposuction a safer procedure by accurately predicting blood loss among patients.
Overall, the AI was 94% accurate in predicting the amount of blood a person would lose during high-volume liposuction, researchers r...
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is drafting vets and survivors, caregivers and health workers, as well as visitors to VA centers nationwide in a war on sexual harassment and assault.
"There is no wrong door for reporting harassment or sexual assault," VA Secretary Douglas Collins wrote Dec. 29 in an email to vets and benefici...
Does it sometimes feel like your supper is sitting like a boulder in your gut?
You may have a condition called gastroparesis.
About 1 in 4 people have symptoms of the disorder, which causes the stomach to empty slowly, according to the National Institutes of Health.
“Patients don’t come in telling you they have a ga...
When people start doubting whether they can reach an important life goal, it often feels like a sign to give up.
But a new study suggests questioning those doubts can actually strengthen commitment.
The research — led by Patrick Carroll, a psychology professor at Ohio State University — found that people who were en...
Health officials are warning seafood lovers to think twice before eating raw oysters amid a salmonella outbreak that has sickened people in more than 20 states.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said 64 people have been infected with a rare strain of Salmonella Telelkebir.
The investigation is being c...