Students promote valuable role of pharmacists

23 SEPTEMBER 2014

Pharmacy students at Charles Sturt University (CSU) will go out into the local community on Thursday 25 September to promote their future profession. The students from the School of Biomedical Sciences at CSU in Wagga Wagga will be at the Summit Discount Pharmacy in Wagga Wagga for World Pharmacists Day 2014. The theme for this year's event is 'access to pharmacists is access to health'.  World Pharmacists Day is an initiative of the International Pharmaceutical Federation. "We appreciate the support for our enthusiastic students," said Pharmacist-in-charge at Summit Discount Pharmacy , Ms Pamela Cochrane, who is also a CSU pharmacy graduate. "The pharmacy students and staff will talk to members of the public about the value of pharmacists in the community," Program Leader of Pharmacy at CSU, Mr George John said. "Supervised by a qualified pharmacist, the students will provide Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's Self Care Facts Cards to members of the public." The students will be at Summit Discount Pharmacy at 46 Baylis Street, Wagga Wagga.

Media Note:

The pharmacy students and staff from the School of Biomedical Sciences at CSU in Wagga Wagga will be available for interview at the Summit Discount Pharmacy, 46 Baylis Street, Wagga Wagga from 9 am to 12 noon on Thursday 25 September. Contact CSU Media.

Read more about the pharmacy program at CSU in CSU News here.

Photo: Third year pharmacy students Mr Jannathanan Srihafan (left) and Ms Morgan Kennedy talk with a patient at Summit Discount Pharmacy in Wagga Wagga.

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