Austin Jackson, Pharm.D

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Get to know Pharmacist Dr. Austin Jackson, who serves patients in Athens, Alabama.

A highly trained pharmacist, Dr. Jackson is the Owner and Pharmacist in Charge of Athens Creekside Drugs in Athens, Alabama.

Proudly a small business for over 20 years, the team at Athens Creekside Drugs is working hard every day in order to improve patients’ health outcomes. They provide each customer with personalized attention and reliable services that make getting healthy convenient. In addition, they do their best to make the navigation of the often confusing medical landscape much easier, saving their patients money and sanity.

An native of Athens, Alabama, Dr. Jackson graduated from Athens High School in 2010, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Alabama in 2013. He went on to study History at Oxford University in 2013, and completed his Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy in 2020.

Pharmacy is the health science that links medical science with chemistry and it is charged with the discovery, production, control, disposal, safe and effective use of drugs. The practice of pharmacy requires excellent knowledge of drugs, their mechanism of action, side effects, interactions, mobility, and toxicity. Pharmacists, also known as chemists or druggists, are health professionals who specialize in the use of medicines, as they deal with the composition, effects, mechanism of action, and proper and effective use of drugs.

The oldest child in his family, Dr. Jackson is married to his wife, Madison Bailey.

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