Editor's Note: As part of its commitment to cover diversity in business, The Dispatch will feature Asian American-owned businesses throughout May, which is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Lifeline Pharmacy currently has over a thousand customers, and fills nearly 200 prescriptions per day. And it opened a second location in Akron earlier this year. Lifeline also educates the community on diabetes and high blood pressure, given that its most-prescribed medications treat those issues. “It's very hard for a small pharmacy like ours to survive in this market,” Dulal said. “We serve a lot of low-income individuals. I wish there was a survey where they can categorize the pharmacy based on the population that they serve, and have the reimbursement based on . It has always been challenging, but we have been getting enough support in the community.”