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- Cherry’s Pharmacy
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207 E. 66th St.; 212-717-7797
Why do kids need a pharmacy of their own? Try asking the chemist at your local chain store to make a bubblegum-flavored medicine taste like peanut butter instead, to liquefy a tablet for a pill-averse child, or to custom-blend Motrin suppositories for a feverish kid who’s too sick to swallow. They’ll happily oblige at Cherry’s, which was opened three years ago by Charles Tabouchirani and William Brownstein. Over-the-counter offerings include everything from twelve kinds of Tylenol to wheat-free baby-bath products. Both Cherry’s and their year-old second location, Kids Rx, on 523 Hudson Street (212-741-7111), will ship anywhere in the world and deliver anywhere in Manhattan free of charge. Their most valuable service, however, is their expertise. �The greatest trick to countering bitter medication is actually chocolate,� says Tabouchirani. �We suggest M&M’s before a dose and after.� You’ll have to buy those elsewhere.