Tag: Independent community pharmacies
Pharmacist of the Year Ira Katz: ‘We are hands on’
November 12, 2021Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
ATLANTA – Owning and operating an independent community pharmacy has allowed Ira Katz to maintain his love for retail.
“As a kid, I worked in clothing stores – I love retail,” said Katz, a pharmacist and owner of Little Five Points Pharmacy in Atlanta, which he opened 40 years ago. “I couldn’t think of a better career than to open a pharmacy.”
Katz was recently named the 2021 Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year by the National...
NCPA videos promote indie pharmacies
July 19, 2016HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The National Community Pharmacists Association has posted a second online video that illustrates the personal care that people receive at independent community pharmacies, the contributions of their pharmacists to better coordinating care, and the role of these pharmacies in supporting their local communities. The video features Theresa Tolle, RPh, owner of Bay Street Pharmacy, which serves the Sebastian, Fla., area with the motto “Where caring people care for you.”...