LACONIA — At the intersection of Union and Gilford Avenues, for many years, medical patients filled their prescriptions at the Rite Aid pharmacy. It’s closed now, and some patients are unsure what they should do in order to meet their medication needs.

It was in June when Rite Aid notified patients and providers their Laconia location would close, and if patients did not take proactive action, their prescriptions would be transferred to CVS in Laconia, located at Busy Corner.

“I’m sure it was not an insignificant number [of patients] but it’s hard to quantify that,” Dr. Michael McLeod, associate chief clinical officer with Family Tree Health Care of Concord Hospital Medical Group, said in an interview on Wednesday.

The number of prescriptions doesn’t necessarily reflect the number of pa

See Full Page