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Despite the challenges confronting pharmacy owners and their teams today, many in the industry hold the belief that the future for community pharmacy is promising. In a poll conducted at the beginning of the Pharmacy Business Conference 2024, 58 per cent of participants agreed that the future of community pharmacy is positive, with 13 per cent expressing strong agreement. However, 27 per cent expressed disagreement, with 3 per cent strongly disagreeing that the sector's future is optimistic. By the end of the conference, a higher percentage of individuals (67 per cent) showed a positive outlook for community pharmacy, with over half indicating strong agreement with its positivity. The number of participants who disagreed with it decreased to 11 percent.

We all know that pain is a universal experience. The management of pain remains a significant challenge worldwide. The ever-growing statistics reveal the importance of pain. There persists concern about inertia in both acknowledging and effectively treating it. According to the Global Pain Index, a comprehensive social study conducted with 19,000 consumers in 2020, a staggering 93% of the world's population experiences pain within a year, with 1 in 3 individuals grappling with it daily.