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HOUSTON The Professional Compounding Centers of America has named John Herr its recipient of the Dr. M. George Webber Compounding Pharmacist of the Year, an award that is presented annually to an independent pharmacist who has demonstrated service excellence to patients, healthcare providers and pharmacy colleagues.

L. David Sparks, PCCA’s president/chief executive officer, presented the award to Herr during the company’s International Seminar held in Houston in January 2008. “This year, we recognize a pharmacist who has become one of our profession’s most respected compounders,” Sparks declared. “His colleagues appreciate his generosity and willingness to share and network with them. His pharmacy staff respects his dedication to compounding, compassion for patients and concern for their own well being as his employees. His patients and prescribers appreciate his ability to solve specific medication needs in a high-quality manner.”

Herr has been a registered pharmacist for more than 20 years, and has been an owner of Town & Country Pharmacy since 1999. He is the recipient of several recognition awards for his outstanding service in his practice of the art and science of pharmacy compounding, including the New Jersey Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s 1998 Hospice Team Award for outstanding leadership as a Hospice Pharmacist.