Charles Daniel Cottrell receives Dargavel Medal
By HME News Staff
Updated 12:44 PM CDT, Wed October 7, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Charles Daniel Cottrell has been recognized with the Dargavel Medal, an annual award sponsored by McKesson Corp. that honors an individual whose contributions on behalf of independent pharmacy embody the spirit of leadership and accomplishment personified by John W. Dargavel, who was executive secretary of the National Association of Retail Druggists, now the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA). Cottrell received the award as part of the NCPA Annual Convention held Oct. 3-6 in Kansas City, Mo. Cottrell is sole owner of Medical Center Pharmacy and Flomaton Medical Center Pharmacy, and a partner in 18 additional pharmacies across Alabama and Florida. He has supported the NCPA through 13 years on its legislative committee and 11 years on its PAC committee, and he has served as president and board member of Associated Pharmacies for 15 years. His public service has extended to the Alabama Medicaid Advisory Committee, the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Pharmacy Advisory Committee, the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Advisory Committee and the Alabama Long-Term Care Task Force. His decades of leadership have earned him numerous honors, including the 2009 NCPA Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year Award.
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