Happy World Pharmacists Day 2016 from PHARMAC

23 September 2016

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Steffan Crausaz, PHARMAC Chief Executive, would like to take the time to wish pharmacists from all over New Zealand #happyworldpharmacistsday for Sunday 25 September.

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[Steffan Crausaz, PHARMAC Chief Executive, speaks to the camera.]

[As Steffan Crausaz speaks, animations show the key facts and figures on screen.]

September 25th is World Pharmacists Day.

PHARMAC wants to acknowledge all the good work that pharmacists in New Zealand do every day, in over 900 community pharmacies.

Last year you dispensed 44 million funded prescriptions to over 3.5 million New Zealanders.

Alongside this you managed 62 brand switches, and this helps us get the very best from our medicines budget.

[On screen animation which says thank you from PHARMAC, with a thumbs up.]

It’s always going to be possible for us to work better together, and we’re committed to doing that.

So from one pharmacist to another, happy World Pharmacists Day.