NPSA change at top

Media Release

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia congratulates Mr Richard Vincent on his appointment as the new chair of the National Pharmaceutical Services Association (NPSA).

As the peak body of Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme wholesalers, the NPSA plays a vital role in the success of the PBS and the timely and equitable delivery of medicines to all Australians through 5,800 community pharmacies.

As the CEO and managing director of one of Australia’s major pharmaceutical wholesalers, API, Richard Vincent has a thorough knowledge of the sector and of the importance of maintaining the supply chain for the benefit of patients everywhere.

The National President of the Pharmacy Guild, George Tambassis, said: “More than any other year, 2020 has put strains on the medicine supply chain – including through the bushfires and now the COVID pandemic – and we appreciate the collaborative approach taken by wholesalers and the NPSA in dealing with the challenges that have been thrown at the sector.

“We congratulate Richard, and his deputy chair Brett Barons of Symbion, and look forward to working with them both. We also thank the outgoing chair, Sigma CEO Mark Hooper, for his service to the sector at the helm of the NPSA,” Mr Tambassis said.

“The broad supply task for PBS medicines is a huge logistical challenge which the wholesalers and the NPSA have risen to year after year,” he said.

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