The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 277 No 7427 p598
18 November 2006

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Boundary-breaking pharmacy wins UniChem award

Regent Pharmacy, in Shanklin, Isle of Wight, is this year's overall winner in the annual UniChem Pharmacy Awards (previously the UniChem Great Business Awards).

Presenting the award to proprietor Gary Warner last week, National Pharmacy Association chief executive John D’Arcy said that Regent Pharmacy epitomised modern pharmacy practice.

Seven other award winners were:

· Promoting health care services in the community
David Badham, Stewart Pharmacy, Evesham, Worcestershire

· Working in partnership as part of a community health care team
Viv Farrell, United Co-op Healthcare, Stockport

· Enhancing the shopping experience
Duncan Murray, CG Murray and Sons, Stourbridge, West Midlands

· Most supportive technician in community pharmacy
Samantha Butler, Regent Pharmacy

· UniChem customer forum pharmacy student award
Laila Sameja, fourth year pharmacy student, Aston Univsersity

· Most innovative product launch to support community pharmacy
Imigran Recovery, GlaxoSmithKline

· Most supportive supplier to community pharmacy
Colgate-Palmolive

Regent Pharmacy was the overall winner of UniChem’s Great Business Awards in 2000 (PJ, 25 November 2000, p781).