Mr Waldron was handed his prize by writer and Sunday Times best-selling author Dolly Alderton and BSME 2018 chair Alex Mead at a ceremony in London, which aims to “reward the brilliance of all-too-often overlooked members of editorial and digital teams”.

Mr Waldron was appointed editor of C+D in December 2015 and oversaw the brand’s transition from print to online, implementing a digital-first strategy to bring new life to C+D’s motto – informing, championing and supporting community pharmacy.

His entry highlighted C+D’s live reporting from the High Court, during the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee and National Pharmacy Association’s legal challenge against the funding cuts in England, and his appearance on BBC Radio 4 to discuss the effects of exclusive medicines distribution arrangements.

The judges said Mr Waldron “should be applauded for his innovation and tangible results”.

C+D was also nominated for ‘Best Content Idea – Digital’ for its crime in pharmacies investigation – which included requesting information from every police force in the UK to build a map of the crime taking places in readers' places of work.