Capital Chemist Palmerston was established by two senior pharmacists Gary Cairns and Roger Tall in 1994. It was the first pharmacy to open in the Gungahlin region. Current Managing Partner, Tam Le arrived in Australia in 1994, studied pharmacy at Monash University in 1996, and graduated in 2000. Tam joined the Capital Chemist Group in 2002 and became Managing Partner of the Palmerston store in 2004.