Alliance Healthcare takes two awards for “Best efforts” of mail pharmacist

-Almus pharmaceutical awarded best initiative in pharmaceutical care and health education for the courses of medication error prevention strategies ”

-line of personal care and hygiene Alvita awarded to the best initiative of research, Pharmacology and products

Barcelona, March 2012.- Alliance Healthcare Spain has been honored with two awards at the best initiatives ” that promotes annually the weekly mail pharmacist. The awards, which took place Monday in the theatres of the channel, had 158 winners of various categories.

Thus the sector has wanted to thank pharmaceutical training courses on the one hand on strategies of prevention of medication errors ”, organized by the University of Navarra and Almus pharmaceutical in collaboration with the official colleges of pharmacists of Zaragoza and Salamanca, in the category of pharmaceutical care and health education ”; and on the other hand, the line of personal care and hygiene Alvita in the category of research, Pharmacology and products ”.

The aim of the training courses to pharmacists on strategies of prevention of medication errors ” has been submitted to the pharmaceutical information and recommendations for the prevention of medication errors, offering ideas to promote the smooth communication between patients and health professionals in relation to their medicationencouraging the incorporation of new technologies and the improvement of packaging, labels and names of medications.

The growing prescription by DOE and the proliferation of drugs with similar designation can bring confusion in doctors, pharmacies and patients, so it is important to exercise extreme care and have the means to facilitate the pharmaceutical development of his care and pharmaceutical dispensation in a secure wayavoiding any possibility of mistake that jeopardizes the safety of the patient.

He comes to the line of hygiene and personal care Alvita, noteworthy products intended for the family such as gels, shampoos, cream of hands, milk and body moisturizing gel, wipes usually and cleaning, among many other products. With this new product portfolio, Alvita commitment to growth and innovation, in order to give the best every day to their customers and meet all your needs.

Alvita is characterized by the excellent quality/price ratio offered in each one of its references, who together with an excellent service make it a mark of trust and reference in the pharmacy.

The event counted with the presence of the Minister of health, social services and equality, Ms. Ana Mato, as well as representatives of the ministries of health of Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia and Extremadura.

About Alliance Healthcare

Alliance Healthcare is the Division of distribution wholesale and commercial affairs of Alliance Boots.

Alliance Boots is a leading international group health and beauty that offers a wide range of products and services to its customers. Working closely with both the pharmaceutical industry and Pharmacy and develops two major activities: Wholesale pharmaceutical distribution and pharmaceutical retailing.

Alliance Boots is a company of private property which employs close to 115,000 ** people. Its distribution network serves more than 160,000 ** pharmacies, doctors, health centres and hospitals through more than 370 ** present in 21 pharmaceutical distribution warehouses ** countries. Account with more than 3.280 ** shopping for health and beauty, 11 ** countries, 3.180 ** of which has a pharmacy.

** Data is 31 March 2011 and approximate, and include associated companies and joint ventures.