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Papatya Tankut

Papatya Tankut, R.Ph. is Vice President of Pharmacy Affairs for CVS Health. Tankut is responsible for engaging with nonprofit and health-based organizations to improve and enhance pharmacy care.

Tankut began her career as a pharmacist at CVS Pharmacy in 1994. She has held various positions within the organization, including Vice President of Pharmacy Professional Services; Director, Pharmacy Recruiting and Professional Relations; and Manager of Professional and College Relations. In those roles, she helped develop the company’s pharmacist recruitment strategies and initiatives and oversaw the regulatory compliance, quality assurance and patient safety, and retail clinical services departments.