A 39-year-old Nigerian lady, Olutayo
Arikawe, has been announced as Britain’s favourite pharmacist.
She was named the national winner of
the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s annual I Love My Pharmacist competition,
which celebrates the exceptional contribution pharmacists make to patient care
on a daily basis across the UK.
Olutayo who runs a Community
Pharmacy in Dudley, was shortlisted by an expert panel to become one of the 23
finalists. Thousands of members of the public then voted for their favorite
pharmacist. Olutayo was announced as the regional winner for Midlands and East.
She, along with the five other
regional finalists, presented to the judging panel who would determine the
eventual winner of the competition. The judges decided Olutayo was most
deserving of the prize due to clear evidence of her going above and beyond to
improve the lives of her patients.
She also won two awards at the
Chemist and Druggist (C+D) awards: the Community Pharmacist of the Year and
Pharmacy Manager of the Year. She also won the public health pharmacist of the
year at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Awards.
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