Listen Now: The Cardinal Health™ Counter Talk™ Podcast | Episode 18 – Celebrating American Pharmacists Month

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Jason Callori is a senior advisor, Marketing Operations, and host of the Cardinal Health™ Counter Talk™ Podcast. Jason has worked at Cardinal Health since 2014 and has used his passion to connect with pharmacists for the annual Cardinal Health Retail Business Conference. He started his career back in 1999 with Kinray Inc., a pharmaceutical wholesaler in the state of New York. He was hired to create the company’s first website which blossomed into a 22-year career in marketing to independent pharmacists. While working at Kinray, he learned about challenges the pharmacists, the patients, and how important independent pharmacies are to healthcare. Jason’s passion for the independent pharmacy filters into everything he does. 

Episode 18 - Celebrating American Pharmacists Month

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Becoming the Vaccination Destination in Your Community - ­ On this episode of the Counter Talk™ Podcast host Jason Callori speaks with pharmacists David Dingman, Rph from Fulton Medicine Place in Fulton, NY, Glenn Perreault, Rph from Colonial Pharmacy in New London, NH, Lori Wood, PharmD from Community Pharmacy in Randolph, ME and Manzil Panchal of East Norriton Pharmacy in East Norriton, PA about their experiences as a pharmacist. They discuss what inspired them to become an independent pharmacist, their favorite parts of being a pharmacist and their most memorable customer stories.

Join us as we celebrate American Pharmacists Month.

Learn about the guests

David Dingman, Rph

David Dingman, Rph is a 1993 graduate of Albany College of Pharmacy with a BS degree in Pharmacy. He began his career working in a chain pharmacy from for 13 years before opening The Medicine Place in Phoenix, NY in 2007, the location that he purchase with his wife Tracy, in 2012. David has serviced on the Board of Directors for the American Associated Pharmacies since 2014 and Arete since 2018.

Glenn Perreault

Glenn Perreault is a long-time New Hampshire resident where he is a proud husband, father, grandfather, and business owner. Glenn has been a pharmacist for over 40 years after graduating from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in 1983. After starting his career in Maine and later Somersworth, NH, Glenn and his family moved to New London, NH where he started working at Colonial Pharmacy in 1993. After several successful years at Colonial Pharmacy, Glenn became the owner of the business in 2015. Since that time the business has opened a new, larger, state of the art location in New London, where it continues to be a pillar of the community. Glenn has been married to his wife Donna for 40 years and together they have two daughters, Lauren and Casey, and four grandchildren, Avery (7yrs), Henry (4yrs), Isla (2yrs) and Cameron (3 months). Glenn is an avid fly fisherman, golfer, and outdoorsman, who has accomplished hiking all mountains 4,000ft and above in the state of NH. He volunteers with the Kearsarge High School Project CLIMB outing club and chaperones hiking, backpacking, camping, and canoeing trips throughout the fall, winter, and spring. Glenn started volunteering with Project CLIMB while his daughters were active in the club in 2004 and has continued ever since. 

Manzil Panchal

Manzil Panchal, Owner/Pharmacist is fellow graduate from Long Island University School of Pharmacy. He has over 10 years of experience in the field of pharmacy working in variety of setting from retail to hospital pharmacy. Manzil is originally from India and moved to the states in 2005. When he had arrived at US for further education, he came with only $1000 in his pocket and passion of achieving his dreams on his own. Today, Manzil works with many organizations to mentor international students to achieve their dreams successfully and avoid many struggles he had faced. Manzil had started his career in the pharmacy field by working at an independent pharmacy in NY. Learning direct hand from the pharmacy owner taught him the importance and value a pharmacist can bring to the community. Later, as he relocated to WI and PA, he had an opportunity to work for chain pharmacy stores for number of years. While working there, he saw immerse need for personalized attention and affordable care. Seeing his father-in-law going through challenges of language barrier, poor customer service and lack of education about his medications, he had decided to pursue his dream of opening his own pharmacy. Manzil’s passion, knowledge, care for his patients and expertise truly sets us apart from any other pharmacy in the community.

Dr. Lori Wood

Dr. Lori Wood, PharmD, RPh earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of New England College of Pharmacy in 2014. She then completed a post graduate residency at an independent pharmacy in Pennsylvania that partnered with Wilkes University and St. Luke’s University Hospital. Upon her return to Maine, post-residency, she took a position as a clinical community practice pharmacist with an independently owned chain, Community Pharmacies, LLC. She acts as a dispensing pharmacist and clinical services coordinator throughout the company, being a resource for colleagues on vaccinations, medication synchronization, and medication therapy management. In her time away from the pharmacy she works with her husband to raise their four children and manage their modest homestead.