John Thomas (John) Sherrer, RPh. has been working in and promoting the practice of pharmacy in the independent community setting since 1970. During his senior year in high school Sherrer began working at Atherton Drug Company, an independent community pharmacy, and since then has been active in the pharmacy profession. He is a licensed pharmacist in Georgia receiving his pharmacy degree from Mercer University, Southern School of Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia. He opened his first community pharmacy in 1979. During his forty-four years in pharmacy practice he has partnered in the ownership and development of fourteen community pharmacies. His pharmacy experience includes community retail practice, compounding, synchronized medication programs, long term care and assisted living services, and the provision of emergency medical supplies for first responders in the counties where the pharmacies are located. As an adjunct service Sherrer also owns and operates First Aid of America, a first aid and safety supply company.
He assumed leadership roles early in his career including serving as President of the Georgia Pharmacy Association in 1988 and President of the Mercer University School of Pharmacy Alumni Association in 1997. He was a member of the Georgia Board of Pharmacy for eleven years serving as President in 1998. He received the Bowl of Hygeia Award, the most prestigious award in pharmacy, in 1998. He also had the honor of serving as the President of the National Community Pharmacy Association from 2014 through 2015.
John T. Sherrer, RPH
John Thomas (John) Sherrer, RPh. has been working in and promoting the practice of pharmacy in the independent community setting since 1970. During his senior year in high school Sherrer began working at Atherton Drug Company, an independent community pharmacy, and since then has been active in the pharmacy profession. He is a licensed pharmacist in Georgia receiving his pharmacy degree from Mercer University, Southern School of Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia. He opened his first community pharmacy in 1979. During his forty-four years in pharmacy practice he has partnered in the ownership and development of fourteen community pharmacies. His pharmacy experience includes community retail practice, compounding, synchronized medication programs, long term care and assisted living services, and the provision of emergency medical supplies for first responders in the counties where the pharmacies are located. As an adjunct service Sherrer also owns and operates First Aid of America, a first aid and safety supply company.
He assumed leadership roles early in his career including serving as President of the Georgia Pharmacy Association in 1988 and President of the Mercer University School of Pharmacy Alumni Association in 1997. He was a member of the Georgia Board of Pharmacy for eleven years serving as President in 1998. He received the Bowl of Hygeia Award, the most prestigious award in pharmacy, in 1998. He also had the honor of serving as the President of the National Community Pharmacy Association from 2014 through 2015.