Watering the Roots: Phoebe Pharmacy Promotes from Within

The allure of a new employee with a freshly pruned resume can be tempting for many companies, but the philosophy of Cindy Richart, Vice President of Pharmacy Operations, is to encourage and empower her employees to grow into new professional roles within Phoebe Pharmacy. As an organization that consistently promotes from within, Phoebe Pharmacy hosts…

Phoebe Pharmacy Welcomes New Clients

The Phoebe Pharmacy is honored to welcome DePaul Healthcare and Luthercare as our newest, regional partners. Luthercare, a seventy-year-old, faith-based Lutheran organization serves residents and patients located in Lancaster and Lebanon counties, and DePaul Healthcare has eight assisted and long term care facilities in Philadelphia and throughout New Jersey. Both organizations joined the Phoebe family in…

Aging and Addiction

 Shane Lawrence, Pharm.D., BCGP Director, Clinical Pharmacy, Phoebe Pharmacy Although illicit drug use is relatively rare among seniors compared to younger adults, there is increasing evidence that prescription drug abuse is a growing problem in the older adult population. The non-medical use/abuse of prescription medications in older adults is estimated to increase from 1.2 percent…