Jerold Slaughter received his degree in Pharmacy from the University of Florida in 1957 and, after completing his military service, purchased Mulberry Pharmacy in 1960.  With an emphasis on increasing the number and type of services we offer – including gifts and home decorations – Mr. Slaughter strives to make Mulberry Pharmacy the premiere independent drugstore in central Florida.

Pictured at right: Jerold Slaughter and our robot medication packing computer

And now we have a new member of our pharmacy team!  Recently our customers have seen a new face behind the prescription counter: Thomas Slaughter.  Dr. Slaughter is a Polk County native who graduated from Bartow High School in 1985.  With undergraduate degrees in both Education and Biology, Dr. Slaughter taught high school science for five years and worked in a Neuroscience laboratory, focusing on Alzheimer's and Parkenson's diseases.  His attention then turned to pharmacy, and in 2001 he graduated Magna Cum Laud with a doctorate of Pharmacy from Mercer University.

Dr. Slaughter operates our compounding department, where prescriptions are custom-made on a patient-by-patient basis.  He oversees custom medications including veterinarian prescriptions for large, small, and exotic animals; sterile solutions for injection and ophthalmic uses; bio-identical hormone replacement; pediatric dosage forms; hospice and pain management; and many other unique medications.  He lives in Lakeland with his wife and three sons.