Pharmacists awarded MBEs in Honours list
Two pharmacists have been recognised in the New Year Honours list for 2006.
Mohammad Zafar Khan, FRPharmS, a community pharmacy proprietor in London,
and a consultant to the pharmaceutical industry, has been appointed MBE
for his services to health care. Since 1997, Mr Khan’s pharmacy
has offered the only 24-hour-a-day service in London. He is chairman
of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s West Metropolitan branch,
regional communications officer for the Chiltern region and a member
of the Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster Local Pharmaceutical Committee.
Chairman of the College of Pharmacy Practice, Charles Butler, FRPharmS,
has also been awarded an MBE in recognition of his role in the college
and for his service to the NHS. Mr Butler was a founder member of the
college and was one of the first people to complete successfully the
assessment for college fellowship. He has been a governor of the college
for almost 10 years and its chairman since 2004. He is also chairman
of the Chiltern region of the Society.
An MBE has been given to Keith Barnes, senior management technician in
the department of pharmaceutics at the School of Pharmacy, University
of London, for his services to higher education. A CBE has been awarded
to Vincent Lawton, president of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical
Industry and managing director of Merck Sharp & Dohme, for services
to the pharmaceutical industry. |
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