World Pharmacist Day

“Pharmacy: Always trusted for your health” is the theme of this year’s World Pharmacists Day on 25 September 2021.

Why the theme of trust?

Trust is a central part of all human relationships and a fundamental element of social capital. Trust is also essential to health care: there is a significant association between trust in healthcare professionals and health outcomes for patients. Across diverse clinical settings, patients reported greater satisfaction with treatment, showed more beneficial health behaviours and fewer symptoms, and experienced improved quality of life when they had higher trust in their healthcare professionals.

For many years, pharmacists have consistently been named among the top five most trusted professionals in national surveys.

Many patient-pharmacist relationships are grounded in trust built over time. The public trusts their advice. They trust their Pharmacist to maintain confidentiality. More and more governments are trusting Pharmacists to administer vaccines and to provide other expanded services, such as testing. Healthcare systems also trust Pharmacists to find solutions for medicines shortages.

MedicComs is joining in with World Pharmacist Day on 25th September to show our appreciation and trust in the profession and to make this and the vital role of Pharmacists in improving health known in every corner of the world.

For more information about World Pharmacist Day click here.