Care Pharmaceuticals’ General Manager Jonathan Biddle said the awards were a highlight of the pharmacy calendar and Care Pharmaceuticals was proud to sponsor an event which celebrated excellence in the profession.

“We are proud to be part of that profession and to be able, through the Pharmacy of the Year competition, to give back to that sector which is so much a part of our everyday business,” he said.

“Care Pharmaceuticals is committed to improving the health of communities across Australia which is also a common theme in this competition, so our philosophies are closely aligned.

“But today is about the success of community pharmacies which have excelled in all aspects of their clinical and business operations.

“These are the pharmacies of the future and models which others can emulate. The videos we have seen today give us a glimpse of what has made them so special and endeared by the people they serve.”

Proprietor of Capital Chemist Chisholm Rebecca Young said being named Guild’s Pharmacy of the Year was both exciting and humbling.

“To be recognised as the Pharmacy of the Year is testament to all the work everyone in this pharmacy does every day, and to all our patients who make this work so rewarding,” she said.

“Every member of the staff here is a highly valued and integral part of the team. We consult with the team, listen to the team and work as a team and the results are clear in us being given this award.

“We have a very focussed policy of growing and innovating and the team is right behind this every step of the way.

“Our patients have also been supported us in our innovation and this is really rewarding. “We will use this award as a basis to continue improving and growing.”