pathmark was named 1995 "pharmacy chain of the year" by the magazine "drug topics", the first time a supermarket had won the award. of pathmark's 142 supermarkets, all had pharmacies except 6 found in shopping centers where there were lease restrictions. according to pathmark, it was the leader in filling prescriptions in the new york area, and was participating in over 200 major insurance plans. prescriptions accounted for nearly 7 percent of pathmark's sales volume in 1994. futterman, pathmark's chief executive officer, is, in fact, a registered pharmacist.