'Feet on the Street'

Dulcy Kushmore decorated commercial space and offices in Philadelphia, and, along with her husband, ran a bed and breakfast and a steakhouse on St. Croix for a decade.

One job, interior design, grew boring. The other, cottages in the Caribbean, grew stressful. Somewhere in the middle lies Kushmore's latest gig: She runs Sarasota-based Canada Med Services/Discount Prescription Services, which offers access to prescription medications from Canada at discount prices.

The company is essentially a middleman in the complex and convoluted drug industry. It connects customers who can't afford a medication, from any nationality, with a pharmacy in Canada, where many drug prices are drastically cheaper than the United States. “We take the stress out,” says Samantha Hobbs, Kushmore's daughter, who helps run the business.
“We help you navigate the process.”