Melrose Pharmacy is a throwback to a time that probably never existed. The place is charming. Teresa (Theresa?) the pharmacist / owner rocks the pharmacy world, and MP is a true neighborhood business.
Pros:
-Friendly, amusing, thorough, efficient, caring service
-Nice selection of incense, candles, and other soothing goodies to sniff while-u-wait
-Cool / retro bottled sodas and candy
-It's in that nifty Wagon Wheel building
-Next door to Hollywood Regency
-Accepts most insurance
-Calming as hell after you've just been on the phone for an hour with Aetna's perma-baffled customer service team
Cons:
-None