KENSINGTON PHARMACY    

The Tunc Family

From Left: Melike, Huseyin, Pinar, Zeynep

Our Mission is to be one of the highest quality pharmacy health care providers.

Our core values to achieve this mission:

• Friendly helpful attitude and service
• Clean and enjoyable atmosphere
• Convenience and communication
• Knowledge

We take care of our customers by treating them just like our own family. Because we know, if we don't, someone else will.

Our Business HISTORY

At Kensington Pharmacy, in addition to having your prescriptions filled with speed and accuracy, you will experience one of the best services and friendly attitude.

Kensington Pharmacy has been in existence over 60 years, and has changed owners a few times.

The current Kensington Pharmacy is truly a family pharmacy. It is now owned and operated by the Tunc family. The family has three pharmacists: Father and two daughters. More interestingly, all three are graduates of School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland at Baltimore, which is one of the highest ranking pharmacy schools in the country.

In early 1979, a few months after their wedding, Huseyin and Pinar moved from Turkey to Maryland and made Silver Spring home ever since. In mid 2005, Kensington Pharmacy which was also known as BJ's Kensington Pharmacy was sold to a local chain and closed down permanently. That was the time, Huseyin and Pinar decided to reopen Kensington Pharmacy and re-establish the good old neighborhood pharmacy environment combined with the latest technology.

Since re-opening its doors for business in December 2005, Kensington Pharmacy has become a place where everyone knows each other, much like that beloved TV series "Cheers" (except, no alcoholic beverages, and cigarettes).

Stop by and experience the difference.

Who We Are

Huseyin C. Tunc, RPh,MBA: The father in the family is a graduate of Pharmacy School of University of Istanbul, Turkey, and University of Maryland, and also has an MBA degree from University of Phoenix.

Prior to re-opening Kensington Pharmacy, Huseyin has spent 22 years with a national supermarket-drug chain. His positions included staff pharmacist, pharmacy manager, pharmacy regional supervisor and pharmacy division director. While working at retail, also by working at Holy Cross Hospital pharmacy for many years, he gained clinical pharmacy experience.

H. Pinar Tunc: The mother of the family who has been a backbone since the family's inception back in 1978. With a smile on her face, she fills in gaps in the pharmacy, places a women-touch, and keeps the family straight.

Zeynep T. Tunc, Pharm. D: She is the pharmacist known as "Z". After graduating in 2006 with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, and with 7 years of pharmacy technician experience, Zeynep quickly became a sought-after face in the pharmacy

Melike G. Tunc, Pharm. D: Although she is the latest edition to the pharmacy as a pharmacist in mid 2008, she too has many years of pharmacy technician experience. Many customers are already familiar with her smile and friendly attitude.

In addition to the family, the pharmacy team includes: Allen Aku, Brian Minnick, Resul Akdemir, Pattie Correas, Saba Seyrafi, Ellie Rahgozar, Jackie Molina, Ertan Gokalp and the delivery driver Myron Gale.

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                    Views From Turkey

                               Istanbul- Turkey

                              Bodrum- Turkey

                            Antalya- Turkey

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