The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has been recognised on the global stage having won the 2016 Pharmacy Practice Improvement Programme Award from the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP).
It's the first award of its kind, and was announced on Saturday at the 76th World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The PSA's Health Destination Pharmacy program which pitches pharmacists as the "providers of total health solutions" was regarded as the standout from a competitive range of challengers.
"The Australian program aims to improve business and financial planning, people and processes, marketing, layout and infrastructure", the formal FIP announcement said.
"Participating pharmacies receive visits from a specially qualified PSA coach who provides practical advice and resources tailored to the pharmacy's needs."
PSA president Joe Demarte, who's pictured above accepting the award from FIP president Carmen Pea, said: "We are proud that this work has been celebrated at an international level.
"It shows that, as in many countries around the world, there are many opportunities for community pharmacies to play an enhanced role in patient care despite an increasingly uncertain financial future."
The Health Destination Pharmacy program has now been implemented in more than 25 pharmacies across the country, and PSA says locations which launched last year are already outperforming the industry average threefold.
The Federation also recognised Portugal's 'Medicines Use - We are all Responsible' as the recipient of the FIP 2016 Health Promotion Campaign Award.
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