Robert L. Salmon, R. Ph., CDM President

Robert Salmon has been a Registered Pharmacist for 42 years and is a Nationally Certified Disease State Manager in diabetes, asthma and lipid management.  He graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1967 with BS Pharm.  He has been a consultant to Tallahatchie General Hospital and Extended Care facility.  He was the Chief and first full time pharmacist at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman Mississippi.  He is President of Southern Discount Drugs of Charleston and the Diabetic Shoppe.

He began managing the care of diabetic patients in 1995 and founded the mail-order supply business out of a need of patients in the North Mississippi area.  The business has since grown to Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee and Louisiana.

Robert is a clinical instructor with the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy and enjoys educating patients on subjects concerning the management of their diabetes.  In 2005, Mr. Salmon received the Innovative Pharmacy Practice Award from the Mississippi Pharmacy Association. In 2006 he was elected 2nd Vice-President of the Mississippi Pharmacy Association and in 2008 elected President.