PayLess Drug Store started providing pharmaceutical services in 1939 when founder Peyton Hawes opened his first pharmacy. PayLess stores grew steadily for decades, earning a reputation for high quality. PayLess Drug Store provides pharmaceuticals for mental health communities, long-term care facilities, assisted living centers, residential care facilities and adult foster homes. The drug store carries pharmaceuticals manufactured by Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company and conducts lectures in Portland and Eugene, Ore., that inform interested individuals about various drugs and health problems. PayLess Drug Store also provides Medicare information to its customers. The drug store is located in Portland.