Steve Waugh Apotex celebration

AUSSIE cricket legend Steve Waugh visited his local Blooms The Chemist store in Cronulla, NSW on Mon to help Apotex mark its 10,000th APO-Wellness clinic.

Waugh, who is also an ambassador for Blooms The Chemist, received a flu shot and greeted fans during the event.

“Apotex’s strategic business partner, Blooms The Chemist, is honouring the mutual and enduring partnership that has helped them become a primary healthcare destination of choice for local communities,” Waugh said.

“Apotex and Blooms The Chemist’s joint philosophy of looking after the community and building relationships with people who enter the pharmacy, has enabled them to connect with local residents by offering easily accessible primary health services such as flu vaccination,” he added.

Blooms The Chemist owner Tim Sidgreaves said the APO-Wellness clinics, which see Apotex’s fully accredited nurse practitioners operate within the pharmacy, are “well-supported and seamlessly executed, continuing to offer our pharmacies innovative solutions, enabling our members to capture value beyond the dispensary, and to heighten patient engagement”.

Apotex brand manager Hayley Tamborini said the clinics were an example of how best-in-class pharmacy services can enhance customer engagement and loyalty.

“The landscape of community

pharmacy is in continuous flux and we will continue to innovate and further evolve our professional services offering to support our pharmacy partners,” she said.

Recent enhancements launched by Apotex include a new Health Awareness Clinics Scorecard (W 09 Mar 2017), powered by data from Sinapse, which gives pharmacies a practical guide to assessing the financial benefit of each clinic service to the pharmacy bottom line - more info 1800 273 839.

Pictured above with Steve Waugh are Blooms The Chemist Cronulla retail manager Sandra Buttie and pharmacist owner Tim Sidgreaves.