{"id":138502437,"date":"2014-02-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/hot-springs-native-opens-pharmacy-in-hometown\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:07:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:07:05","slug":"hot-springs-native-opens-pharmacy-in-hometown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/hi\/hot-springs-native-opens-pharmacy-in-hometown\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot Springs Native Opens Pharmacy in Hometown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45920 aligncenter\" alt=\"Smith Drug and Compounding, Inc.\" src=\"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/SmithPharmacy.jpg\" width=\"578\" height=\"300\" \/>  Dr. Lance Smith, a graduate of Lake Hamilton High School in Hot Springs, returned to his hometown after receiving his pharmacy degree.\u00a0Smith worked at a local Kroger pharmacy but knew he wanted to have his own business.  In conjunction with<strong> Arkansas Capital Corporation Group<\/strong>, the <a title=\"Henderson State University\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Henderson State University (HSU)<\/a> <a title=\"Arkansas Small Business Technology and Development Center\" href=\"http:\/\/asbtdc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Small Business Technology and Development Center (SBTDC)<\/a> assisted Smith with his business planning, loan packet preparation, and market research. He successfully obtained financing in August and began renovations on his desired location.  &#8220;Leah Hasley was very helpful in finding out the answers to all the questions I had,&#8221; said Smith.  Smith Drug and Compounding opened for business in January 2014.<!--more-->  HSU SBTDC is proud to have been able to assist Smith. &#8220;Not only will the residents of the area benefit from having a pharmacy only minutes from their homes, but Hot Springs benefits from having Dr. Smith in the community,&#8221; said Hasley, HSU SBTDC business consultant.  Smith has the only pharmacy in town that offers compounding service.\u00a0 According to Smith, &#8220;this aspect of pharmacy gives physicians more options to treat specific needs of patients and allows us to customize medications on an individual basis.&#8221;  The pharmacy is located within three miles of Lake Hamilton School. &#8220;I am thrilled to be home,&#8221; said Smith.  Visit <a title=\"Smith Drug and Compounding\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smithdrugandcompounding.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.smithdrugandcompounding.com<\/a>\u00a0 to learn more about this new business.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Lance Smith, a graduate of Lake Hamilton High School in Hot Springs, returned to his hometown after receiving his pharmacy degree.\u00a0Smith worked at a local Kroger pharmacy but knew he wanted to have his own business. 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