October 18, 2023 by Bill Schiffner
Excellence in Pharmacy Practice: Air Force veteran Zajac fulfills vital rural service
October 16, 2023, Pharmacy
SANDSTONE, Minn. — For Emily Zajac, it was serving her country in the Air Force that led to her pharmacy path. “I graduated high school at 17 years old, and joined the U.S. Air Force to become an F-16 crew chief. I spent five years overseas as a fighter jet mechanic, with assignments in South
October 16, 2023 by Bill Schiffner
Excellence in Pharmacy Practice: Key cherished as accessible health care professional
October 16, 2023, Pharmacy
THOMSON, Ga. — Meghan Key has been interested in the health care field since she was a little girl. “My dad was a chemical engineer, and I loved chemistry. Also, my mom was a nurse, and I knew I wanted work in the health care field. My uncle was a pharmacist who owned his own
October 16, 2023 by Bill Schiffner
Excellence in Pharmacy Practice: Like father, like son for Medicine Shoppe’s Schieber
October 16, 2023, Pharmacy
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — For Larry Schieber, owner of Schieber Family Pharmacy, a member of the Medicine Shoppe Family, pharmacy was all in the family. His father owned and operated an independent pharmacy when Larry was young, so he could say it was in his blood. “His store was very typical at that time and even
October 16, 2023 by Bill Schiffner
Dean Gruber of altScripts Specialty Pharmacy in West Milwaukee Wis and Owl Specialty Pharmacy in Covina Calif. — a member of the CARE Pharmacies Cooperative board of directors
October 16, 2023, Pharmacy
WEST MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Dean Gruber of altScripts Specialty Pharmacy in West Milwaukee, Wis., and Owl Specialty Pharmacy in Covina, Calif. — a member of the CARE Pharmacies Cooperative board of directors, has pharmacy in his blood. Gruber’s great uncle and cousin were both pharmacists and owners of a group of pharmacies in the Twin
October 16, 2023 by Geoff Walden
Excellence in Pharmacy Practice: Perez makes getting vaccinated a seamless process
October 16, 2023, Pharmacy
EL PASO, Texas — Providing preventive care through immunizations is one of Cindy Perez’ passions. The Walmart pharmacy clinical services manager believes pharmacies are able to keep communities healthy by both directly immunizing patients and indirectly improving herd immunity. “As a pharmacy team, we are able to keep the less-vulnerable populations protected from infections and
October 16, 2023 by Bill Schiffner
Kristine Spicer, part of the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Network (GNP), pharmacist and owner of LeFave Pharmacy & Compounding
October 16, 2023, Pharmacy
ALPENA, Mich. — Kristine Spicer, pharmacist and owner of LeFave Pharmacy & Compounding, part of the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Network (GNP), was inspired to pursue a career in pharmacy at an early age. “My first job, at the age of 16, was as a grocery bagger at a local store that housed a small pharmacy,”
October 16, 2023 by Chain Drug Review
Excellence in Pharmacy Practice: Pyland gives patients hands-on personalized care
October 16, 2023, Pharmacy
PHOENIX — Kristen Pyland, a Genoa Healthcare pharmacist, always knew she wanted to spend her professional career making a difference in the lives of others. For her, becoming a pharmacist was the ticket to using her knowledge and expertise to serve her community. Pyland has helped patients stay on their medication plans and improve their
October 16, 2023 by Jeffrey Woldt
Retail crime impacts shopping experience
October 16, 2023, Opinion
The announcement that Target will shutter nine stores in four major metropolitan areas later this month — due to safety concerns related to theft and organized retail crime — is another red flag for the industry as a whole. The pending store closures (one in New York City, two in Seattle, and three each in
October 16, 2023 by David Pinto
Five stories that will help define retail’s legacy in ’23
October 16, 2023, Opinion
All too soon, 2023 is winding down. In mass retailing terms, it’s been a largely uneventful year, uncharacterized by the usual machinations and scramblings, as drug chains and other mass retailers have worked to consolidate emerging positions or dig out of situations that have placed them in untenable positions. Still, the year that ends in
October 16, 2023 by Geoff Walden
Tacderan showed his dedication after Maui wildfires
October 16, 2023, Pharmacy
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Patrick Tacderan’s interest in the pharmacy profession began while he was working as a clerk in a pharmacy during college. The decisive catalyst that moved him to enter the field came from his pharmacy manager, who shared with him how much he had enjoyed his career as a highly trained and trusted