Tag: Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year
The reluctant pharmacist: Tripp Logan seeks to make health care accessible
November 22, 2024Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
CHARLESTON, Mo. – Ask Richard “Tripp” Logan, the Independent Pharmacist of the Year, how he got into pharmacy, and he’ll tell you “reluctantly.”
“I grew up in the (family) practice, but I had plans to do other things when I left,” said Logan, a second-generation pharmacist with L&S Pharmacy in Charleston, Mo. “I gradually got kind of roped back into coming home and I ended up with a degree in pharmaceuticals and came back to our practice...
Despite ‘crush’ on system, pharmacy fills strong role
November 21, 2023Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
SEBASTIAN, Fla. – From shrinking reimbursement to workforce challenges, pharmacies today face a lot of challenges, says Theresa Tolle, winner of the 2023 NCPA Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year award from The National Community Pharmacists Association and Upsher-Smith Laboratories.
“There’s just been a lot of pressure within the profession,” said Tolle, BSPharm, FAPhA, owner of Bay Street Pharmacy in Sebastian, Fla. “We’re all more pressured...
NCPA names Theresa Tolle Independent Pharmacist of the Year
October 18, 2023HME News Staff
ORLANDO, Fla. – The National Community Pharmacists Association and Upsher-Smith Laboratories have announced that Theresa Tolle, BSPharm, FAPhA, owner of Bay Street Pharmacy in Sebastian, Fla., is the winner of the 2023 NCPA Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year award.
Tolle, a second-generation owner and pharmacist, has led Bay Street Pharmacy alongside her husband, Joe, since 1999, offering a wide range of patient services, including immunizations and testing, diabetes...
Ira Katz named indy pharmacist of the year
October 14, 2021HME News Staff
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Ira Katz was named the 2021 Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year at the National Community Pharmacists Association 2021 Annual Convention, held Oct. 9-12.
The annual award, sponsored by Upsher-Smith Laboratories, is given to a pharmacist who exhibits exemplary professional leadership, service to community and commitment to independent pharmacy.
Katz is the owner of Little Five Points Pharmacy in Atlanta, which he opened 40 years ago. As a...
Pharmacist of the year: Condo's Steve Moore
January 6, 2020Tracy Orzel
PLATTSBURGH, NY - Steve Moore, owner of Condo Pharmacy in Plattsburgh, N.Y., has been named the 2019 Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year. HME News recently spoke with Moore, who took over the pharmacy from his parents in 2005, about getting provider status and going beyond filling bottles.HME News: What are some of the challenges facing community pharmacies these days?Steve Moore: The biggest challenge right now is we're not recognized...