Carnegie Sargent’s Pharmacy
& Health Center
845 N. Michigan 312-280-1220
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Any pharmacist can fill a bottle of pills. But third-generation pharmacist Mark Paley, director of Carnegie Sargent’s Pharmacy & Health Center, dispenses TLC. We know from personal experience that if you are a stranger in Chicago, far from home, and something has gone horribly wrong with your teeth, Paley will not merely fill the prescription the periodontist you found in the phone book wrote you. He will feel your agony, sit you down, feed you your first pain pill, and coach you on pain management and how to maximize the effectiveness of your antibiotics. And he won’t let you leave without his phone number and e-mail address.
Insurance? It’s a touchy subject. Paley allows that Carnegie Sargent’s is out of network—which he says means he wants to deal with you and not an insurance plan. Some drugs will cost more, others might cost less, and Paley will explain to you that it’s all about freedom of choice.
