Free pharmacy in Cincinnati reaches $100M milestone

Cincinnati-based St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy is on track to hit $100 million in free prescriptions by the end of October, ABC affiliate WCPO reported Oct. 5.

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The pharmacy serves approximately 700 monthly patients, most of whom are without health insurance or cannot otherwise afford the medication. Eighty-seven percent of the pharmacy’s medications are supplied through donations from local healthcare and drug companies; the rest are purchased by the pharmacy.

The pharmacy opened in 2006. In the first year, it filled about 7,000 prescriptions. In 2021, it filled 70,000, the report said.

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