The competition involved questionnaires that participants had to complete over a 4-month period, followed by a telephonic interview of the top 50 achievers in order to determine the top 10 finalists.
Pharmacy staff are playing a very important role in providing medicinal advice to clients. The competition provides the pharmaceutical industry a medium through which they not only educate the assistants, but also reward them for their hard work. This year's competitions were sponsored by 3 M Pharmaceuticals, Inova, Aspen, Mentholatum, Wyeth Consumer Health, Natura, Nycomed Madaus, Procter & Gamble and Fountainhead.
The Front Shop Pharmacy Assistant of the Year for 2008 was Elizabeth Bischoff from Witpoortjie Pharmacy. The prize for being awarded this prestigious title was a brand new Chevrolet Spark. The Edu-Pharm Pharmacist Assistant of the Year for 2008 was Telana van der Merwe from Arrie Nel Pharmacy in Montana, Pretoria. Telana received an educational grant to the value of R20 000.
