Four Reasons To Celebrate AllianceRx Walgreens Pharmacy Pharmacists and Pharmacy Techs
At AllianceRx Walgreens Pharmacy, we are excited to celebrate American Pharmacists Month in October and Pharmacy Technician Day, Tuesday, Oct 19. Our pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are vital to the health and safety of our patients.
“They embody our purpose of providing hope and care for better tomorrows, as well as our vision of being the pharmacy of choice to care for complex, chronic conditions and home delivery,” says Joel Wright, RPh, chief executive officer and a pharmacist himself.
In the spirit of recognition, here are some things to know about AllianceRx Walgreens Pharmacy pharmacy professionals.
• We employ more than 1,000 pharmacy professionals. At AllianceRx Walgreens Pharmacy, we employ around 300 pharmacists and more than 850 pharmacy technicians in a variety of roles. Our pharmacists and pharmacy technicians support patients for both our home delivery and specialty pharmacies.
• Pharmacy professionals support our entire organization. In addition to our CEO, our leadership team includes two other pharmacists: Clayton Edwards, RPh, chief operating officer, and Tracey James, RPh, senior vice president of pharmacy services. Along with those who directly serve patients, many pharmacists and pharmacy techs within our organization provide support in areas such as clinical services, professional practice, payer and pharma sales and support, product development, implementation and information technology, to name a few.
• Pharmacists do more than fill prescriptions. Our pharmacists and pharmacy technicians do much more than dispense prescription medications to our patients. They help them navigate the healthcare system, identify ways to live a healthy lifestyle, and provide a caring face for those going through challenging times that accompany living with a chronic or rare condition. Our pharmacists pride themselves in walking alongside patients throughout their care journey.
• Our pharmacists share their knowledge through continuing education (CE). As part of our ongoing professional development and clinical training programs for pharmacists, AllianceRx Walgreens Pharmacy offers a range of on-demand CE courses across several prevalent disease states managed within specialty pharmacy. These include: oncology, fertility, hepatitis C, multiple sclerosis, cystic fibrosis, and chronic inflammatory/autoimmune diseases, among others.
We asked a few of our pharmacy team members the following questions:
• Why did you choose pharmacy as your profession?
• What do you love about your job?
• What do you love about AllianceRx Walgreens Pharmacy?
Watch this video to hear what they had to say.
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