Tom Cory
Standard Pharmacy

Thomas Cory, R.Ph. is a lifelong Fall River resident, a graduate of Durfee High School and the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, and the "chatty half" of the Pharmacist duo we know as Tom and Tom.

Tom has been associated with Standard Pharmacy on East Main Street in the Spindle City for over twenty years and is currently the President of the Massachusetts Independent Pharmacists Association. Despite his success in the field already, Tom is still seeking to further his education, taking courses at Northeastern University, Bristol Community College, the American College of Apothecaries, the University of Ohio, the National Asthma Therapy Collaborative and various seminars on Pharmacy Therapy.

Aside from his Pharmaceutical work, Tom is also a renowned member of both his religious and city-wide communities. He is an active member of the Blessed Trinity Polish National Catholic Church on Plymouth Ave, serving his 31st year as a member of the Parish Committee. Recently, he's served as a member of the Church's building committee that saw several new additions added on and the process of making the entire church 100% handicapped accessible.

Tom is the 2005 recipient of the Bank Five/WSAR Hometown Hero Award, recognizing those individuals in the community for heroic deeds with acts of kindness, and selfless efforts to make the South Coast a better place to live. In September of 2006, he was honored by the Massachusetts Pharmacists Association with the "Bowl of Hygenia Award," the most prestigious award in Community Pharmacy.

Since September of 2005, Tom has co-hosted "Ask the Pharmacist" with Tom Pasternak of Walsh Pharmacy on 1480 WSAR, giving listeners a venue to hear and talk about a range of pharmcy topics and questions.