NC MedAssist provides free prescription medications to uninsured low-income North Carolina residents who are uninsured and fall at or below 300% of the Federal Poverty Level. Learn about this program.
It also has an OTC Free Store in Charlotte, where people can receive free over-the-counter medicines and durable medical supplies.
The Gerhart Community Medicine Shoppe is at 4428 Taggart Creek Road, Charlotte, NC. Please check their webpage for their hours and how to order.
If you can’t get to the Medicine Shoppe, be on the lookout for NC MedAssist’s mobile events, where they bring free over-the-counter medications to communities. Register in advance for the event you plan to attend, so that you can
No I.D. or proof of residency is required.
Some medications that are available:
- Pain relief
- Vitamins
- Eye care
- Allergy medication
- Cold and cough medication
- Digestive aids
- Laxatives
- Skin treatment
- Sleep aid
- Stop smoking aid
- Children’s pain and fever relief
- Children’s allergy medication
- Children’s cough and cold medication
Upcoming Mobile Pharmacy Events
These are some of the upcoming mobile pharmacy events in the Charlotte region. Please check NC MedAssist’s Facebook page for even more.
Follow the links below for the Facebook events. Within each Facebook event there is a form to fill out with what your needs are.
Union County Over-the-Counter Medication Giveaway
Friday, July 28, 2023
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Atrium Health Union – Monroe
600 Hospital drive, Monroe, NC
Cabarrus County Over-the-Counter Medication Giveaway
Friday, July 28, 2023
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Forest Hill United Methodist Church
265 Union Street North, Concord, NC
Cleveland County Over-the-Counter Medication Giveaway
Friday, August 4, 2023
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
220 N Watterson Street, Kings Mountain, NC
Gaston County Over-the-Counter Medication Giveaway
Thursday, August 24, 2023
7:30 to 11 a.m.
Mt. Zion Restoration Church
2311 Crescent Lane, Gastonia, NC
Mecklenburg County Over-the-Counter Medication Giveaway
Friday, September 22, 2023
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Camino Health Center
201 stetson Drive, Charlotte, NC
Gaston County Over-the-Counter Medication Giveaway
Saturday, September 23, 2023
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
CommonGround of Stanley
Cleveland County Over-the-Counter Medication Giveaway
Friday, October 6, 2023
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Community Life Center
1205 Northside Drive, Shelby, NC
Iredell County Over-the-counter Medication Giveaway
Friday, October 13, 2023
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location TBA
Upcoming Events in the Charlotte area
Check out our full events calendar, where you can enter any date, or look at the events for the next few days here:St. Joseph Catholic Church, Kannapolis
108 St. Joseph Street
Kannapolis, NC
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