Medical clinic opens at McCarran; pharmacy to follow

A medical clinic has opened at McCarran International Airport and within weeks, a full-service pharmacy will become a part of it.

McCarran Medical Clinic and Pharmacy will serve local residents, airport employees and travelers.

Located in Terminal 1 near the Transportation Security Administration’s security checkpoint for the A and B gates, the facility had a soft opening over the weekend and will offer retail products beginning Friday. By June, a full-service pharmacy will open.

The facility is being co-managed by Stan Wasserkrug and owner David Inman.

Comparable to a full-size drug store, the facility will give customers access to prescriptions, over-the-counter medications, travel-approved products, snacks, magazines and toiletries.

The clinic will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., the pharmacy, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the store, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

McCarran, the ninth busiest airport in North America, serves about 42 million passengers a year.

Airport clinics and pharmacies that cater specifically to travelers, including flight clearance, vacation supply prescriptions and urgent-care services are rare in the United States. San Francisco International Airport has one and similar clinics and pharmacies are more common in other countries.

Contact reporter Richard N. Velotta at rvelotta@reviewjournal.com or 702-477-3893. Follow him on Twitter @RickVelotta.