Congratulations to Thompson Pharmacy little league team in winning the 2021 AIYBL Major Championship.
Multiple full and part-time positions available! Walk in interviews! Bring resume or fill out an application that day 600 E Chestnut Ave, Altoona Thursday May 20th – 10am to 2pm
The Altoona area business community lost one of its leaders with the passing of Bill Thompson. William D. Thompson Jr., 81, Hollidaysburg, died Monday at his home. Thompson founded Thompson Pharmacy in 1965 when he bought Meek Drug Store in Juniata from Daniel Meek....
Pharmacy-related price concessions in Medicare Part D—known as pharmacy DIR fees–have grown faster than most people realize. We estimate that these payments reached $9.1 billion in 2019. This figure indicates that about 18% of total Medicare Part D rebates are now paid by pharmacies,...
A special report on the role of pharmacy benefit managers by Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene A. DePasquale. Click here to download the report
Be a part of the Altoona Mirror’s 17th Annual Hometown Favorites Contest! Nominate Your Favorite Today! The excitement is growing year after year with over 125,000 votes cast last year!! Voting Ends August 3rd at Midnight to determine the TOP 5 in each category!...
Over fifty years ago, the family-owned business known as Thompson Pharmacy began in Altoona. Today, Thompson Pharmacy employs 150 employees and owns five retail pharmacies in Blair and Centre Counties. Thompson Pharmacy also operates a Long Term Care Pharmacy that services approximately 3000 beds...
Thompson Pharmacy offers Black Friday deals all week long! We are closed Thanksgiving Day. Don’t forget, you can visit with Santa 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Nov 26th at Hollidaysburg and Nov 27th at Chestnut Avenue. Click here to download the 2016 Black Friday...
Thompson Little League team earns second consecutive championship.
About half of Americans took at least one prescription drug over the past month. That includes one of five children, nine out of ten older Americans, and a local woman who needs her medication in order to be able to even leave her house....
By Charlotte Ames | cames@wtajtv.com Published 05/09 2016 10:04AM Updated 05/09 2016 10:51AM Altoona, Blair County, Pa. A recent AARP survey shows the price of hundreds of the most commonly used prescription drugs increasing at 6 times the rate of inflation and even the...
by Walt Frank (Altoona Mirror) If you provide products people need and good service, there’s a good chance your business will be successful. “As long as you give good service, people will stay with you – that is the secret,” said William D. Thompson...
Small Business Person of the Year William D. Thompson, III Thompson Pharmacy Altoona, PA (Blair County) The Saint Francis University Small Business Development Center honored the winner of its 2015 Small Business Person of the Year award at its annual Awards Luncheon on October 15...
Medication synchronization involves a Thompson Pharmacy pharmacist looking at a patient’s medications and then syncing them all up for pick-up on a single, convenient day each month. It also creates an opportunity for pharmacists to provide a monthly check-in call before the patient comes...
Altoona, Blair County, Pa. It’s a new beverage he developed and he says, it has everything you need. Dr. Frederick Murphy’s major job is treating arthritis and related diseases, but he also used his medical and scientific knowledge to develop a formula for a...
The Business Excellence Dinner is designed to call attention to the importance of outstanding achievement within the business community. The dinner includes the presentation of the “Lifetime Achievement Award for Business Excellence.” The 2014 award was presented to Bill Thompson, Sr.
by NCPA | Oct 20, 2014 Austin, Texas Oct. 20, 2014 – Peter Kreckel, RPh, the pharmacy manager of Thompson Pharmacy in Altoona, Pa., today was named the 2014 National Preceptor of the Year by the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Foundation at the...