Nov. 22, 2022

Medicine for Patients in Need

Medicine for Patients in Need

In our special Thanksgiving episode, co-host Dr. Bob Goldberg speaks with Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, Chief Pharmacy Officer of Dispensary of Hope. Hear how the organization has channeled pharmaceutical donations to chronically ill patients in...

In our special Thanksgiving episode, co-host Dr. Bob Goldberg speaks with Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, Chief Pharmacy Officer of Dispensary of Hope. Hear how the organization has channeled pharmaceutical donations to chronically ill patients in low-income communities. Plus, how the program has improved the health of communities all across the country. 

Hosts: 

Terry Wilcox, CEO, Patients Rising

Dr. Robert Goldberg, “Dr. Bob,” Co-Founder and Vice President of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest

Guests:

Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Dispensary of Hope

Links: 

Dispensary of Hope Site Finder

Stories of Hope

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