Pharmacy Daily | Celebrating 40 years serving the community

PHARMACIST Ann-Marie Huggins (pictured) marked 40 years' service at Carine Community Pharmacy in Perth yesterday, with staff and community members joining in the celebrations.

After graduating from Curtin University, Huggins joined the team at what was then called Optimal Pharmacy Plus Carine and has worked for three different owners over her tenure there.

"Many of the families that she has taken care of over the years are now in their fourth generation," pharmacy manager Keenan Webster told Pharmacy Daily.

"So not only has she looked after families and their children, but also their grandchildren and greatgrandchildren."

There are countless stories about Huggins from patients in which she has gone above and beyond her duty of care, Webster explained.

"So deep is our patients trust in Ann-Marie that there are even story's of patients calling her from the other side of the country - and even from other countries in the world - to gain further clarification on what doctors have told them and to make sure what other pharmacists have said is true.

"All in all, it is an amazing achievement to have served her community for as long as she has, and I feel blessed to have such a knowledgeable, experienced and caring pharmacist that I get to work with every week," he said.