The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 271 No 7271 p545
18 October 2003

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“Emeritus pharmacist” could be used for retired members

From Mr D. J. Savage, MRPharmS

I am greatly annoyed after spending all my working life as a pharmacist to hear that there are those in the profession who would deny me calling myself a pharmacist just because I have retired.

It might sound like using a sledge hammer to crack a nut, but I feel that the Council could show a measure of gratitude for past services to the profession from all retired pharmacists if it encouraged the use of the title “Emeritus pharmacist”.

This title would be in line with the definition of emeritus given in the ‘Concise Oxford Dictionary’: “Emeritus: having retired but allowed to retain a title as an honour.”

D. J. Savage
York

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