Glover named compounding pharmacist of the year

Eddie Glover, founder and CEO of US Compounding in Conway, was honored with the Dr. M. George Webber Award for the Compounding Pharmacist of the Year by Professional Compounding Center of America. PCCA provides bulk pharmaceutical used to compound sterile products. 

Webber, for whom the award is named was the leader of modern day compounding, according to Glover. 

L. David Sparks, PCCA’s president/CEO, presented the award to Glover on Oct. 9, during a ceremony at the company’s International Seminar, held in Houston.

Glover said he was totally surprised to find that he won the award.

“They flew the whole family out to surprise me with the award,” Glover said.

“I didn’t deserve this award. The pharmacist and pharmacist technicians that work at US Compounding deserve this.”

Pharmacy compounding is the method of preparing medications to meet the unique needs of patients and prescribers. Compounding pharmacists can prepare pharmaceutical products that are not commercially available or in different configurations that are not available commercially.

“It has always been a part of pharmacy,” Glover said.

Glover said in addition to his human patients, he can also compound prescriptions for animals. One of his clients is a monkey. 

Glover graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1975 with a doctor of pharmacy degree.  His career in pharmacy began in 1976. 

“I always worked in retail pharmacy. I worked in or owned independent pharmacies,” Glover said. 

He began working in compounding pharmacy 15 years ago and founded US Compounding five years ago.

“It is all we do,” Glover said.

Of his 33 years of pharmacy experience, Glover has spent all except one year, which he worked in Fort Smith,  in the Conway or Faulkner County area. 

His family including wife, Pam; daughter and son-in-law, Jeremy and Kristen Riddle; son and daugher-in-law, Sam and Lacy Glover; all live in the Conway or Greenbrier area. He has three grandchildren, Payton, Preston and Sydney Riddle. Sam and Lacy Glover are expecting his fourth grandchild.

He has been a member of Antioch Baptist Church for 30 years and is both a Razorback and UCA Bears fan. 

When he is not working, Glover said he likes to golf.

Glover said he loves the Conway and Faulkner County area.

“It is a great job in a great place, a great profession and job. Faulkner County has wonderful people,” Glover said.