Pharmacy Heroes

Today, we’re celebrating the work of Tony Gerlach, PharmD, a surgical intensive care unit (ICU) pharmacist at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

The COVID-19 pandemic rapidly pushed traditional face-to-face instruction within schools of pharmacy into a fully remote learning environment.

Today, we’re applauding the work of Makayla Morales, CPhT, who works at a Walmart Pharmacy in Goldsboro, North Carolina.

Today, we’re celebrating Dennis Heuer, PharmD, director of pharmacy at IV Solutions LLC in Wood Dale, Illinois.

Pharmacy Times® interviewed Benjamin McNabb, PharmD, the owner of Love Oak Pharmacy, about how pharmacies can protect the communities they serve during the COVID-19 pandemic when reopening or staying open across the country.

Today, we’re celebrating the work of everyone at Boone Drugs Inc in North Carolina.

Today, we’re celebrating the work of Sam Ibrahim, PharmD, from Carepoint Healthcare in Schaumburg, Illinois.

According to a new survey released by the NCPA, COVID-19 is changing how local pharmacies do business across the country, and these changes may be for the long term.

Consumers report a very high level of comfort with COVID-19 testing at community pharmacies and was similar to the level of comfort respondents reported among hospitals and urgent care facilities.

Today, we’re celebrating Edris Kosar, PharmD, founder and owner of Banadir Pharmacy in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Nearly half of community pharmacies offer long-term care services and play a critical role in ensuring patients have immediate access to medications in long-term care settings.

Allison Hanson, PharmD, BCPS, 2019-2020 ISMP International Medication Safety Management Fellow, discusses the value of a pharmacist in supporting and implementing medication safety strategies.

Today, we’re celebrating Todd Raehtz, RPh, owner of Grass Lake Community Pharmacy in Grass Lake, Michigan.

A new law approved in Minnesota this week expands pharmacists’ authority by allowing them to administer FDA-authorized COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2 vaccines when they become available.

Benjamin McNabb, PharmD, owner and pharmacist at Love Oak Pharmacy in rural Texas, discusses the value of the pharmacist in communities across the country.

Today, we’re celebrating the work of Dan McCoy, PharmD, a pharmacist at CVS in Madison, Wisconsin.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced last week that New York will launch a COVID-19 testing pilot program with a goal of conducting 7000 tests per week.

Today, we’re celebrating Bailey Dodd, PharmD, and Macie Sobers, PharmD, both pharmacists at Walgreens in Birmingham, Alabama.

Elizabeth Skoy, PharmD, and Amy Werremeyer, PharmD, BCPP, associate professors at the North Dakota State University School of Pharmacy, discuss what they feel is the value of the pharmacist.

Pharmacists are routinely putting others ahead of themselves and may not be sure how to find time for self-care.

Today, we’re thanking Dustin Linn, PharmD, RPh, BCCCP, and Trent Towne, PharmD, RPh, BCPS (AQID), for their work treating patients with COVID-19.

Today, we’re celebrating the work of Hussain Abdulwahab, MPharm, a pharmacist in Sweden.

The National Home Infusion Foundation (NHIF) announced yesterday that the winner of the 2020 Outstanding Abstract Achievement Award is Rachel Dellevar, PharmD.

John Beckner, RPh, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at NCPA, discusses the role of the community pharmacy in the age of COVID-19 in supporting current health care efforts, such as continuing immunizations and managing the effects of the pandemic on patients.

The Secretary of HHS, Alex M. Azar II, clarified in a statement that the PREP Act preempts state licensing laws that place restrictions on pharmacists’ ability to order and administer COVID-19 tests.

Today, we’re celebrating Kevin McCullough, PharmD, and Brandi McCullough, PharmD, owners of 5 pharmacies in rural Missouri.

John Beckner, RPh, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at NCPA, discusses the value of a pharmacist today.

Today, we’re celebrating Homa Rezaei, a fourth-year pharmacy student in Azarbaijan.

As states begin to consider reopening businesses around the country, questions remain for pharmacies regarding appropriate strategies to protect the communities they serve from COVID-19.