Expected in the first half of 2028, the planned separation would create a stand-alone retail pharmacy company with nearly 30,000 pharmacists.
|Articles|August 28, 2013
2013 Rising Star of the Year Award
This award honors a pharmacist who is improving the future standard of pharmacy practice through his or her professional practice or through advocacy in the pharmacy industry.
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This video features the winner and honorees for the 2013 Next-Generation Pharmacist
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Rising Star of the Year award, presented by Pharmacy Times and Parata Systems:
- Winner: CDR Randy Steers, PharmD, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Health Care Center, Talihina, OK
- Honoree: Julie Liska, PharmD, Methodist Willowbrook Hospital, Houston, TX
- Honoree: Grace Thacker, PharmD, Walgreens Pharmacy, New Orleans, LA
To read about the 3 finalists for the award, click
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