Davey P. Legendre, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCIDP, FASHP (legendred@pharmdondemand.com) is the vice president of pharmacy management for PharmD on Demand in Watkinsville, GA. In this role, he operates 45 hospital and outpatient pharmacies in four states, largely in rural settings, and focuses on bringing the highest quality of care to this population.
Legendre earned his PharmD from the University of Louisiana at Monroe and completed a pharmacy practice residency at West Virginia University. He completed his infectious diseases residency at The University of Mississippi and his Master of Business Administration from Western Governors University. He is also designated a Fellow of ASHP.
Legendre's service to ASHP includes the Council on Pharmacy Management (2022-2025), chair of the Section Advisory Group on Value, Quality, and Compliance (2022-2025, Chair 2024-2025), and Georgia representative in the House of Delegates (2023-2025). He has served on the board of directors of the Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists (GSHP) for ten years, including chair of the board (2024), president (2023), president elect (2022), treasurer (2025), and co-chair of Organizational Affairs (2016-2021). Legendre is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Hirschman Award for pharmacy excellence, the Clinician of the Year as a clinical pharmacist, and the Co-Chair of the Year for GSHP.
Patients have access to an unprecedented amount of information and advice about their healthcare, and the pharmacist role as a trusted advisor to the patient and to the public is as important as ever. For the patient, the pharmacist is uniquely positioned to optimize care through appropriate selection, dosing, initiation, and de-escalation of therapy as well as throughout transitions of care. For the public, the practice of pharmacy serves as a crucial extension of access to healthcare and trusted information, and with continued advocacy, we can use our unique expertise and perspective to improve public health as providers.
Provider status for pharmacists will allow for reimbursing and staffing for cognitive abilities as well as extend the reach of healthcare. Outpatient pharmacists are reimbursed based on prescription volume while inpatient pharmacists are commonly staffed on models such as doses dispensed. Pharmacy practice is at its best when medication is optimized for the patient, and provider status will encourage a patient-centered model with an extended footprint.
Pharmacists also serve as trusted advisors to our legislators and government agencies, and our advocacy efforts remain a cornerstone of our organization. As a highly regulated industry, it is important that pharmacists tell our story of how our practice impacts the lives of our patients and our communities. Continued advocacy is necessary to maintain pharmacist autonomy and discourage unfair business practices that limit patient access, increase costs, and destabilize important programs.