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In 1983,
two Hawaii pharmacists, Byron Yoshino and Rick Sakurada, recognized
the need and the potential of at-home IV antibiotic and total
parenteral nutrition (TPN) therapies. They established the first
company in the state to offer such high-tech therapies outside
the hospital setting and quickly began adding to its array of
therapies and services.
Today,
the company offers over 35 different therapies and serves the
entire state of Hawaii as well as Guam and the South Pacific from
its offices in Honolulu and Hilo, Hawaii.
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Byron N. Yoshino, Pharm D
President & CEO Pharmacare
and Pharmacare International, Inc.
Mr.
Yoshino, a co-founder of Pharmacare in 1983, has been instrumental
in the start-up and administration of pharmaceutical companies
for over 20 years. He managed the operations of three retail
drugstores and in 1980 opened his first retail pharmacy,
which he still owns and operates in Aiea, Hawaii. He later
started the pharmacy division of Times Supermarkets.
He
presently directs all Pharmacare business activities, short
and long term planning and production and is responsible
for the administration, finance and growth of the company.
He
received his Pharm D degree from the University of the Pacific
in Stockton, California, in 1978 and his Certificate in
Business Administration from the University of Hawaii's
Executive Business Program in 1993.
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Richard H. Sakurada, RPh
Executive Vice President Pharmacare
and Pharmacare International, Inc.
Mr. Sakurada,
a cofounder of Pharmacare, began his pharmacy career in
Aiea, Hawaii, in 1972 as a retail staff pharmacist and then
pharmacy and store manager. His management responsibilities
included supervision of the retail pharmacy operations for
a chain of three stores as well as the nursing home pharmacy
services division.
He presently directs all Pharmacare sales and marketing
efforts. He also directs the development of new therapies
and services and provides oversight of patient care services,
professional services, and their daily operations.
Mr.
Sakurada earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the University
of Nebraska School of Pharmacy in 1972.
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We
provide healthcare that improves the quality of life for
all our patients with services of unique and exceptional
value for each customer.
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We are the preferred
provider of innovative and diversified healthcare services.
The quality of our innovative and diversified healthcare
services drives our reputation and our future.
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° Treat our
customers and each other fairly, honestly and respectfully.
° Continue to grow as individuals and as an organization.
° Be open-minded, competent, creative, and have the courage
to stretch
our capabilities.
° Have integrity and be fair and honest with our customers
and one
another.
° Accomplish our goals through good communication and teamwork.
° Perpetuate the Aloha Spirit in every endeavor.
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