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31 October 2011
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has launched Ask Your Pharmacist Week 2011 – More than Medicines at a parliamentary reception addressed by Pharmacy Minister Lord Howe.
Ask Your Pharmacist Week will run from 7-13th November and is part of the NPA’s ongoing work to showcase community pharmacy as an expert health and wellbeing resource, as well as an effective medicines supply service.
Its official launch was attended by MPs, peers, policy makers, patient representatives and pharmacists, and was hosted by Kevin Barron MP, chairman of the All Party Pharmacy Group (APPG) in Westminster.
Health Minister Lord Howe said, “I am delighted to support the 2011 Ask Your Pharmacist Week. The two-way dialogue – where patients talk about their concerns and experiences, and pharmacists respond with advice and support - is vital for getting the best out of medicines. So perhaps next year, I'll be here talking about the first "tell your pharmacist" week!”
A range of activities are planned during Ask Your Pharmacist Week, including public exhibitions throughout the UK, MP visits to pharmacies, pharmacy window displays and a broadcast media drive.
Attendees at the launch event also saw the first screening of a short film on community pharmacy which can now be viewed on the newly launched website www.askyourpharmacist.co.uk.