Pharmacy Week

“Pharmacy - towards QUALITY CARE together”
Together taking responsibility for quality care


Click here to download the poster

Click here to download a desktop print friendly version of the Pharmacy Week Flyer (Eng, Afr, Zulu, Sepedi, Venda, Tsonga, Sesotho, Tswana and Xhosa)

Click here to download the Pharmacy Week flyer(English, Afrikaans and Zulu)
Click here to download the Pharmacy Week flyer(Sepedi, Venda and Tsonga)
Click here to download the Pharmacy Week flyer(Sesotho, Tswana and Xhosa)

 

The focus of Pharmacy Week (5-11 September 2011) is on quality, i.e. a measure of excellence! The theme for this year “Pharmacy – towards quality care together” has a concerted focus on quality (the care and service any patient is entitled to receive from their pharmacist) and teamwork (between a pharmacist and a patient). In their deliberations the SA Pharmacy Council, the Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa and the National Department of Health welcomed Management Sciences for Health: Strengthening Pharmaceutical Systems (SPS) as a partner in the promotion of the role of the pharmacist.
 
The practical meaning of quality pharmaceutical service is unpacked for both the professional and patient during this important week in the national health calendar. It means in short that the right medicines are available to the right patient, in the right dosage form and the right quantities, and are taken correctly at the right time. In ensuring this, and providing information about the medicine, the pharmacist minimises the risk of harm due to a medicine.  Medicine, if used correctly, can not only improve health but can even save lives. Who better than the pharmacist to advise consumers on medicine, help the patient to know their medicine and not to waste it, but to use it safely and responsibly?
 
This is not the only quality service offered by pharmacists –  early diagnosis and treatment often occurs because a pharmacist has been involved in screening for health risks. Pharmacists are also a source of valuable information on health matters, and for advice on making healthy lifestyle choices. Above all, pharmacy is a caring profession – ask any patient who relies on his or her pharmacist for pharmaceutical care.
 
Pharmacy Council and its partners in this campaign have no hesitation in urging consumers to ask their pharmacist about their medicine, different health conditions and treatment options, healthy living and access to other health services! We know that pharmacists are willing and able to provide much needed services and together with the patient can ensure quality care together.
 
Posters and flyers will be printed and distributed nationwide. Every pharmacy professional is requested to be the visible evidence of this message in their daily interactions with valued patients, and to make the most of every communication opportunity to educate and inform consumers about pharmacy. 


Together taking responsibility for quality care