Pharmacists serve a critical role in Indiana’s health care system, providing quality, local, personalized care and counsel to their patients. In fact, for many Hoosiers, a pharmacist is the local
TOPEKA â Hannah Smith, PharmD, a pharmacist at Topeka Pharmacy, has been awarded the 2020 Donald L. Moore Independent Pharmacist of the Year award by the Indiana Pharmacists Alliance.
Smith a 2014 graduate of Purdue Universityâs College of Pharmacy, is Topeka Pharmacyâs clinical manager, director of their diabetes program and residency program coordinator. Along with her regular duties, she heads up collaborative initiatives with local providers and health networks to fill the gaps of care in the local community.
âTo be worthy of an honor like this requires an individual who is not only going above and beyond in their day to day practice, but one who puts every grain of their time, effort, and passion to really drive the profession forward to make it a better environment for patients and pharmacists alike,â said Trevor Thain, President, Topeka Pharmacy. âHannah has a superb ability to detect a need in patient care on the individual or community level.