World Pharmacists Day - Sun 25 September 2016

The Pharmacy Board of Australia has commended Australia’s 29,600 pharmacists for “their important contribution to the health and wellbeing of the Australian community” in the lead-up to World Pharmacists Day.  Now in its sixth year, World Pharmacists Day is being marked worldwide this Sunday 25 Sep, with this year’s theme being ‘Pharmacists: Caring for you’.

“Every community has access to a pharmacist, through their local pharmacy or hospital, making pharmacists one of the most visible and accessible health professionals for the public,” said Board Chair William Kelly.  “

This year’s theme reflects this,” he added. The theme highlights the role of pharmacists in providing care to the public, and how it has “evolved from being a provider of medicines to that of a provider of care.”

Source: PharmacyDaily.com.au & www.fip.org/worldpharmacistsday, Thursday 22 September 2016