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CVS/pharmacy
Enters Memphis, TN
CVS/pharmacy,
the nation's leading retail pharmacy, celebrated the grand opening of its first
store in the city of Memphis recently.
"We are
pleased to be opening stores in Memphis and expanding our presence in the state
of Tennessee," said Larry Merlo, president of CVS/pharmacy. "Our mission at CVS
is to make pharmacy solutions effective and easy for our customers, so we look
forward to providing high-quality and convenient pharmacy services at a great
value to our new customers in Memphis."
The new
Memphis CVS/pharmacy is located at 9861 Highway 64. Additional locations on
Winchester Rd. and Stage Rd. in Memphis will open later this year and more
stores are planned for the market over the next few years.
CVS/pharmacy's new stores in Memphis will feature:
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A full service
pharmacy staffed by highly trained pharmacists and
pharmacy staff;
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A complete line of
health and beauty products including many brands
exclusive to CVS/pharmacy;
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General merchandise
and digital photo-processing; and
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The CVS ExtraCare
Rewards Program, which offers customers money back through Extra Bucks that are
earned by shopping in-store or at
www.cvs.com.
As part of
the grand opening celebration, CVS/pharmacy announced that, since 2004, it has
raised $16 million through its participation in St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital's annual Thanks and Giving holiday fundraising campaign to support the
expansion of the hospital's Rehabilitation Services Center. St. Jude will hold a
ceremony to dedicate the CVS Caremark Rehabilitation Services Center following
the CVS/pharmacy grand opening.
"This new
facility plays a critical role in helping St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
provide care that not only saves lives, but protects children's quality of life
during treatment for catastrophic diseases," said Richard C. Shadyac Jr., CEO of
ALSAC, the fundraising organization of St. Jude. "Partners like CVS Caremark
help ensure that every child who comes through our doors has hope for a brighter
future."
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Presbyterian
College School of Pharmacy
Reaches First
Accreditation Milestone
Presbyterian
College (PC) School of Pharmacy in South Carolina has been granted pre-candidate
accreditation status by the American Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE),
which will allow the school to admit its first class for the fall of 2010.
Dr. Richard
Stull, dean of the School of Pharmacy, said the first students were likely to be
admitted as early as the first week of February as interviews got underway
almost immediately upon hearing the news. Approximately 600 prospective pharmacy
students have applied to the PC School of Pharmacy. Stull said he expects the
pharmacy school's admissions team will interview approximately 250 of those
applicants ¾
80 of whom are expected to enroll and begin taking classes this fall. The
program will be housed in a 55,000 square-foot facility in downtown Clinton
which is currently on track for complete renovation in May.
The ACPE's
decision to grant the School of Pharmacy pre-candidate status was based largely
on the findings of a five-person evaluation team that visited PC's campus last
October. Stull said the group measured the pharmacy school's processes for
planning, recruiting and developing faculty, developing a well-defined
curriculum, facilities, financial resources, and plans for students, including
policies and experiential and practice opportunities.
Following a
report from the evaluation team, Stull and Griffith were invited to meet with
the ACPE in Phoenix, Ariz., to answer questions and clarify plans. The resulting
decision based on the evaluation and the meeting yielded a decision on Jan. 25
to grant pre-candidate status.
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SOUTHERN PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
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Mississippi
Board of Pharmacy
Frank
Gammill, RPh, has been
appointed executive director of the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy. Prior to his
position with the board, he was employed as both a senior compliance agent and a
compliance agent. He earned a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from the
University of Mississippi.
Leland
McDivitt, Jr., RPh, has
been appointed a member of the Mississippi board. His appointment will end June
30, 2014.
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Arkansas State
Board of Pharmacy
Phillip
Boyd, PharmD, MBA, has
been appointed a member of the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy. His appointment
will end June 30, 2015.
Larry Ross,
MS, has been appointed a public member of the same Arkansas board. His
appointment will end June 14, 2014.
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Florida Board
of Pharmacy
Michele
Weizer, PharmD, has
been appointed a member of the Florida Board of Pharmacy. Her appointment will
end February 13, 2013.
Cynthia
Griffin, PharmD, has
also been appointed a member of the Florida board. That appointment will end
February 13, 2013.
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Virginia Board
of Pharmacy
David
Kozera, RPh, has been
reappointed a member of the Virginia Board of Pharmacy. His appointment will
expire June 30, 2013.
Jennifer
Edward, PharmD, was
elected chairperson of the Virginia Board of Pharmacy and Brandon K. Yi,
RPh, was elected vice chairperson.
02/24/10 |

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