Adheris' Glaser dies at 53

BURLINGTON, Mass. Matthew Glaser, 53, senior vice president of Professional Services for Adheris, passed away from cancer this past Saturday.

Glaser was a respected leader in the retail pharmacy industry who spent over 30 years working in community, chain, hospital and institutional pharmacy settings. Since 1996, he had dedicated his experience and skills to growing Adheris from a start-up to a leading provider of pharmacy-based patient education and adherence programs. At Adheris, he worked with chain and independent pharmacies, ensuring the delivery of appropriate compliance and adherence programs to their patients.

Prior to his tenure at Adheris, Glaser served as vice president of Pharmacy and Professional Affairs for Brooks Pharmacy, and as assistant vice president of Professional Services and vice president of Managed Care at Hook-SupeRx. Earlier in his career, he spent several years serving in various management positions at CVS.

Glaser held a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from Northeastern University.

Glaser is survived by his four children; his mother and several siblings and nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to the Matthew P. Glaser Memorial Scholarship Fund at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, Office of Advancement at 179 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115.