Award Winners

2011

The 2011 New Zealand Pharmacy Award Winners



2011 Supreme award winner
2011 Category award winners
Supreme Award Winner
Clive Cannons - Unichem Clive's Pharmacy

"It was a real honour and thrill to be the supreme winner for 2011. Winning has motivated our team and given the whole town of Wainuiomata a boost. Plus the awards dinner was a wonderful occasion!

Preparing the entry allowed me to take a step back and look at where the business had come from, celebrate the highs, learn from the lows, and now clarify how we can be at the forefront of pharmacy health care and retailing in New Zealand.

We are fortunate in New Zealand to have such an event, and it is important to participate."

Clive Cannons
2011 Supreme Award Winner

Best Community Pharmacy Business
Clive Cannons - Unichem Clive's Pharmacy

Innovation in Pharmacy Practice Within Primary Care
Ian McMichael & Alice Littlewood - Pharmacy 547

Innovation in Hospital Pharmacy
Nazanin Falconer & Sarah Wang - Medicines Information & Clinical Pharmacy Services

Pharmacy Assistant of the Year
Sharlene Boniface - Unichem Fenwick's

Young Pharmacist of the Year
Jennifer Sin - Midtown Radius Pharmacy

Cosmetic Marketing
Sarah Alani - Unichem Takapuna Pharmacy

Technician of the Year
Joanna Batcup - Pharmacy Department, Christchurch Hospital

Best Complementary Healthcare Business
Chris Wheeler - Clayton & Hayes Unichem Pharmacy

Best Pharmacy Group
Androulla Kotrotsos - Radius Pharmacy Limited

Supplier of the Year - Best Marketing Campaign
Cheryl Knox, Monique Wingham & Craig Rundle - Douglas Pharmaceuticals

Student of the Year
Uma Samarasan - Dunedin

2010

The 2010 New Zealand Pharmacy Award Winners



2010 Supreme award winner
2010 Category award winners
Supreme Award Winner
Ian McMichael and Alice Littlewood, Pharmacy 547

"It means a lot to us, getting the recognition for ourselves but especially for our staff, after all the years of hard work and innovation.
The feeling of hearing our names read out three times, was just amazing and it felt so joyous standing on the stage receiving the awards.

It especially feels good, to feel that we can make a change for the pharmacy profession and then have the recognition for those changes.

My advice for any other pharmacist, is if you feel you have a good idea back yourself and make it happen. Then enter the awards and get some positive news happening for pharmacy and for yourself."

Ian McMichael and Alice Littlewood
2010 Supreme Award Winners

Best Community Pharmacy Business
Ian McMichael & Alice Littlewood - Pharmacy 547

Innovation in Pharmacy Practice Within Primary Care
Ian McMichael & Alice Littlewood - Pharmacy 547

Innovation in Hospital Pharmacy
Rob Ticehurst - Auckland City Hospital Pharmacy

Pharmacy Assistant of the Year
Claire Kupa - Amcal Gimbletts Pharmacy

Young Pharmacist of the Year
Ban Kamal Quillinchi - Radius Pharmacy Downtown

Cosmetic Marketing
Jenny Hercock & Jessica Laing - Massey Amcal Pharmacy

Technician of the Year
Rachel Montgomery - Unichem Tattons Pharmacy

Best Complementary Healthcare Business
Nelisha Kesha - Life Pharmacy Sylvia Park

Best Pharmacy Group
Wayne McIndoe & Phil Huddleston - Pharmacybrands Ltd

Supplier of the Year - Best Marketing Campaign
Jarrod Rhodes - Bayer New Zealand

Student of the Year
Anisha Kaur Sandhu - University of Auckland

2009

The 2009 New Zealand Pharmacy Award Winners



2009 Supreme award winner
2009 Category award winners
2009 Pharmacy Today coverage
Supreme Award Winner
Des Adams, uLearn’n’Care

History repeated itself when Orewa pharmacist Des Adams stepped up to collect the Supreme Award for a fourth time since the Awards’ inception 23 years ago. He won the inaugural award in 1987, followed by wins in 1989, 1994 and this year, as well as a category runner-up prize in 1991.

His wins, spanning 23 years, represent the past, present and future of pharmacy.
He acknowledges the focus of pharmacy has changed.

"In the old days it was all about leveraging retail business from the dispensing business – turning the dispensary customer into a retail customer. But now the major focus is on value added services from the dispensary such as chronic disease management," he said.

Des Adams
2009 Supreme Award Winner

Best Community Pharmacy Business
Glenn Summerville & Ross Nicholson – Life Pharmacy, Chartwell

Innovation in Pharmacy Practice Within Primary Care
Des Adams – uLearn’n’Care

Innovation in Hospital Pharmacy
Julie Vickers, Fiona McNabb, Jan Goddard & Shelley Proctor – Pharmacy Services Team, Waikato Hospital

Pharmacy Assistant of the Year
Te Ana Simmonds – Leabank Pharmacy

Young Pharmacist of the Year
Patty Lin - Life Pharmacy Botany

Cosmetic Marketing
Linda Hebden – Albany Village Care Chemist

Technician of the Year
Stacey Haig – Cromwell Pharmacy

Best Complementary Healthcare Business
Jacob Strating, Sameer Singh & Anupama Singh – Ashbury Pharmacy, Timaru

Best Pharmacy Group
Life Pharmacy - Craig Wilson

Supplier of the Year - Best Marketing Campaign
sanofi-aventis – Debra Gibson

2008

The 2008 New Zealand Pharmacy Award Winners



2008 Supreme award winner
2008 Category award winners
2008 Pharmacy Today coverage
Supreme Award Winner
Gemma Waterhouse, Unichem Morrinsville Pharmacy

"The Pharmacy Awards are a unique opportunity to reach for a higher level of professionalism and innovation within the Pharmacy sector. Receiving the Young Pharmacist of the Year and Supreme Awards in 2008 has been an exceptional experience which will remain with me throughout my career, and the response from my peers and patients has been encouraging and rewarding. Having your project acknowledged in such a way is well worth the effort to submit an entry - go for it!"
Gemma Waterhouse
2008 Supreme Award Winner

Best Community Pharmacy Business
Rosie Hunter, Meadowlands Amcal Pharmacy

Cosmetic Marketing
Mark Hyde, Wylies Pharmacy, Remuera

Innovation in Pharmacy Practice Within Primary Care
Cath Knapton, Waikato Community Pharmacy Group

Young Pharmacist of the Year
Gemma Waterhouse, Unichem Morrinsville Pharmacy

Pharmacy Assistant of the Year
Susan Houghton, Lake Dispensary Ltd, Taupo

Innovation in Hospital Pharmacy
Sanja Mirkov, Middlemore Hospital
Doreen Liow, Middlemore Hospital
Hafsa Al-Saadoon, Middlemore Hospital
Karusha Ramsamy, Middlemore Hospital

Best Complementary Healthcare Business
Lynda Roche, Dispensary First Redwoodtown Pharmacy

Supplier of the Year - Best Marketing Campaign
Vital Foods, Cameron Bower

Technician of the Year
Nic Ellinger, Waikato Hospital Pharmacy