RONCEVERTE W.Va. (WVDN) – When it comes to health care, pharmacists are often the most accessible professionals in terms of educating the patient on medicine, proper dosage, side effects and general questions. Randall Chaffin, along with his wife of 43 years, Anita, have recently opened The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy in Ronceverte.

On July 21, Randall Chaffin became the newest pharmacist in the area and believes that connecting with patients is among his most important responsibilities. “In a world where health care seems to rush or feels impersonal, I enjoy talking to my customers, the doctors and nurses,” he says. “I don’t have a phone bank. When you call us, you will talk to a human. We do things a little differently here; back like they used to do it.”

Chaffin, a graduate of Marshall U

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