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Assemblyman John McDonald Bestows Proclamation for National Pharmacy Week at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

October 22, 2024

 

In honor of National Pharmacy Week, NYS Assemblyman John McDonald will today share a proclamation with the campus community at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences’ which urges all citizens to acknowledge the valuable services of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who work in inpatient, outpatient, home-care, and long-term-care settings and all they do to help patients make the best use of their medicines. 

Assemblyman McDonald is a registered pharmacist, owner of Marra’s Pharmacy in Cohoes, NY, and an ACPHS alumni. 

WHO: 

  • New York State Assemblyman, John T. McDonald ’85, RPh 

  • Interim Vice President of Pharmacy Practice, Courtney Tackes, PharmD 

  • Pharmacy Practice Chair, Darren Grabe, PharmD 

  • Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences staff and students 

WHAT: 

Proclamation declaring the value of pharmacy to recognize National Pharmacy Week 2024 

WHEN: 

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 

3:30 pm 

WHERE: 

Rite Aid Lounge 

ACPHS Gozzo Student Center 

106 New Scotland Ave., Albany 

Complimentary parking available in Lot C 

 

 ACPHS Contact:

Kristin Marshall, ACPHS - (518) 694-7373