NC MedAssist Brings Free OTC Medicine Giveaway to Andrews Community Center

ANDREWS, NC — Residents across North Carolina will have the opportunity to receive free over-the-counter medications at a special community event hosted by NC MedAssist on Friday, July 17, 2026.

The OTC Medicine Giveaway & Community Event is scheduled for 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Community Center located at 54 Park St., Andrews, NC 28901. The event is open to all North Carolina residents, with walk-ins welcome and no pre-registration or identification required. Participants must be 18 years or older to receive medications.

Attendees can take home free over-the-counter medicines, including allergy relief, cough and cold remedies, pain relief products, vitamins, children's medicines, and additional items to support family health needs. Medicines can also be picked up for family members.

NC MedAssist, a statewide nonprofit pharmacy dedicated to providing free prescription and over-the-counter medications, is organizing the mobile free pharmacy event. Online pre-ordering is available now through medassist.org/mobile or by scanning the QR code on promotional materials. Online ordering opened on June 17, 2026, and closes on July 10, 2026, or when the maximum of 500 orders is reached.

The program is brought to the community by the Southwestern Commission Council of Governments and Vaya Health.

“This initiative helps ensure that families in our region have access to essential over-the-counter health supplies,” event organizers noted in promotional materials.

For more information about NC MedAssist’s core programs and services, visit www.medassist.org.

This event provides a valuable resource for local families in the Andrews and surrounding Western North Carolina area as part of NC MedAssist’s ongoing efforts to improve community health access.