Pooja Sharma MPS
Recognised for advancing medicines safety and helping care reach the people who need it.
An early-career pharmacist making her mark on the future of care.
Melbourne pharmacist Pooja Sharma MPS was named the 2026 PSA Symbion Early Career Pharmacist of the Year, following her Victorian award earlier that year.
Her work spans community pharmacy, aged care and medication reviews, with review services delivered across Victoria and the Northern Territory. PSA also recognised her support of more than 700 patients through pharmacist-led primary care.
Read the PSA announcement ↗Three themes at the heart
of her award recognition.
Bringing leadership and innovation to pharmacy practice.
PSA recognised her development of pharmacist-led models of care, alongside her contribution across community pharmacy, aged care and medication reviews.
Helping make the use of medicines safer for patients.
The Victorian award highlights improvements in medicines safety; her national recognition also notes medication review services across Victoria and the Northern Territory.
Supporting people who face greater barriers to care.
The award recognises improvements in access for high-risk and underserved populations.
A milestone celebrating Pooja’s contribution to safer, more accessible care.
Recognition from
the pharmacy profession.
The official announcement of the 2026 Victorian award recipients.
Read announcement ↗The profession’s journal spotlights Victoria’s award-winning pharmacists.
Read the coverage ↗Read PSA’s announcement of Pooja’s Symbion Early Career Pharmacist of the Year award.
