Industry welcomes the axe
October 7, 2011
THE Pharmacist Coalition for
Health Reform has welcomed the
cessation of the Pharmacy Guild of
Australia’s partnership with
Blackmores and its Companions
range.
“Our members were extremely
unhappy with the deal, with a
Pharmacist Coalition poll of close to
500 people showing that 94 per
cent disagreed with the
Blackmores’ deal and believed ‘it
undermined the professionalism of
pharmacists,” said PCHR
spokesperson and CEO of The
Society of Hospital Pharmacists of
Australia, Yvonne Allinson.
“Pharmacists are one of the most
trusted professionals in the
community for a good reason and
we are pleased that they are not
going to be put in a position where
their reputation could be
damaged,” Allinson added.
MEANWHILE NPS Australia has
also joined in the chorus, saying it
was relieved that the endorsement
arrangement has been withdrawn.
“NPS was concerned that
pharmacists being encouraged to
sell complementary medicines as
companion products alongside
prescription medicines would cause
confusion about medicines, and
possibly lead to adverse events,”
said NPS CEO Dr Lynn Weekes.
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