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Four generations of pharmacy expertise

Caring for your family is part of our history. Dating back to 1902, the Thomas family has owned and operated multiple drugstores in the Carolinas. Every generation boasts a family pharmacist, and every generation brings care and compassion to the communities they serve. Take a look at how we got started.

1902

E. R. Thomas Drug Company opens in Duke, NC.
(The town later changed it’s name to Erwin, NC in 1926)

Thomas Drug Company opens Durham, NC.

Edward Ragland Thomas, R.Ph. (great grandfather) is licensed in pharmacy 1902.

1902

1931

Phillip L Thomas, R.Ph., (grandfather) is licensed in pharmacy.

1931

1937

Thomas & Oakley Drug Store Opens in Roxboro, NC.

1937

1964

Thomas Drugs opens in Shallotte, NC.

1964

1973

Edward R Thomas, III,  R.Ph. (father) is licensed in pharmacy. Sandra Thomas (mother) helps with bookkeeping, and shortly thereafter, becomes a partner.

1973

1982

Seashore Drugs opens in Calabash, NC.

1982

1997

Edward R Thomas, IV,  R.Ph., PharmD, is licensed in pharmacy.

1997

2000

Thomas Drugs is one of the first traditional retail drugstore pharmacies in the Carolinas to remove tobacco products.

2000

2000

Thomas Drugs opens in Oak Island, NC.

2000

2005

Seashore Drugs opens in Little River, SC.

2005

2019

“Thomas Seashore Drugs” is established and the stores begin rebranding to meet the growing customer demand in community health services.

2019

2020

Thomas Seashore Drugs is one of the first retail pharmacies in the Carolinas planning to remove soda and candy from their shelves in an effort to promote nutrition and community wellness.

2020

Stop by our drugstores and become part of our family history today!

100 Years
of Community Care

Edward Ragland (ER) Thomas, early 1900s
Edward Ragland (ER) Thomas, early 1900s
Then: Thomas & Oakley Drugstore, Roxboro, NC. 1930s
Then: Thomas & Oakley Drugstore, Roxboro, NC. 1930s
Phillip Langston Thomas, 1960s
Phillip Langston Thomas, 1960s
Thomas & Oakley Drugstore
Thomas & Oakley Drugstore, Phillip Langston Thomas. 1930s
Soda fountain at ER Thomas Drug Company, 1903
Soda fountain at ER Thomas Drug Company, 1903
Thomas & Oakley Drugstore, 1930s
Thomas & Oakley Drugstore, 1930s
Inside ER Thomas Drugstore, 1903
Inside ER Thomas Drugstore, 1903
Thomas & Oakley Drugs, 1930s
Thomas & Oakley Drugs, 1930s
Phillip Langston Thomas at Thomas Drugs in Shallotte, NC. 1970s
Phillip Langston Thomas at Thomas Drugs in Shallotte, NC. 1970s
Crowds inside the Thomas & Oakley Drugstore, 1930s
Crowds inside the Thomas & Oakley Drugstore, 1930s
Thomas & Oakley advertisement, 1960s
Thomas & Oakley advertisement, 1960s
Thomas Drugs Shallotte, 1970s
Thomas Drugs Shallotte, 1970s
Wall display in Thomas Drugs in Shallotte, NC. 1970s
Wall display in Thomas Drugs in Shallotte, NC. 1970s
Edward R. Thomas III with Eugene W.Hackney, NCPhA President, May 1978
Edward R. Thomas III with Eugene W.Hackney, NCPhA President, May 1978
50 year anniversary feature, Brunswick Beacon 2014
50 year anniversary feature, Brunswick Beacon 2014
Wall display at Thomas Drugs in Shallotte, NC. 1970s
Wall display at Thomas Drugs in Shallotte, NC. 1970s
Make-up counter display at Thomas Drugs in Shallotte, NC. 1970s
Make-up counter display at Thomas Drugs in Shallotte, NC. 1970s
Store interior at Thomas Drugs in Shallotte, NC. 1970s
Store interior at Thomas Drugs in Shallotte, NC. 1970s
Thomas Drugs in Shallotte, NC. 1970s
Thomas Drugs in Shallotte, NC. 1970s
Store interior at Thomas Drugs in Shallotte, NC. 1980s
Store interior at Thomas Drugs in Shallotte, NC. 1980s
Seashore Drugs coming soon sign, 1983
Seashore Drugs coming soon sign, 1983
Store interior at Thomas Drugs in Shallotte, NC. 1980s
Store interior at Thomas Drugs in Shallotte, NC. 1980s
Grand opening of Seashore Drugs in Oak Island, NC. 2001
Grand opening of Seashore Drugs in Oak Island, NC. 2001
Seashore Drugs in Calabash, NC. 2003
Seashore Drugs in Calabash, NC. 2003
Brunswick Beacon newspaper feature of Edward R. Thomas IV at Seashore Drugs store in Calabash, NC. 2003
Brunswick Beacon newspaper feature of Edward R. Thomas IV at Seashore Drugs store in Calabash, NC. 2003
Thomas Drugs, 2003
Thomas Drugs, 2003
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