Pharmacy Today

When he “retired” in 2017, Christchurch pharmacist Clyde “Aussie” Browne thought he would be able to relax ... instead, the 86-year-old is still working in the dispensary 7 days a week. #pharmacy #pharmacist #retirement #pharmacynz #communitypharmacy pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/u…

Supplements and other natural remedies are popular choices for women experiencing perimenopause and menopause, but should pharmacists be recommending them? Paulette Crowley reports. #supplements #naturalhealth #pharmacist #pharmacynz #communitypharmacy pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/h…

The dearth of pharmacy staff is creating significant problems for the sector. #pharmacy #pharmacist #staffshortage #PSNZ #pharmacynz pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/t…

New Zealand community pharmacists have received international attention for the part they are playing in the country’s COVID-19 response. #covid #pharmacy #pharmacist #pharmacynz #communitypharmacy #fip2022 pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/k…

The majority of COVID-19 antivirals dispensed in NZ is still getting to patients via a prescription, despite pharmacists being permitted to supply the pills without a script since 28 July. #covid #pharmacists #pharmacy #anitvirals #pharmacynz #health pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/j…

Discounters are snapping up close to a quarter of all pharmacy retail sales, outstripping the market share of traditional pharmacies for the first time. #discounters #bargainchemist #chemistwarehouse #pharmacy #communitypharmacy #pharmacynz #Pharmacist pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/d…

The Child Poverty Action Group and the United Community Action Network are jointly petitioning Parliament to get prescription fees removed for Community Service Card holders. #prescription #pharmacy #pharmacynz #pharmacynz #communityservicescard pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/p…

A primary care funding review may go before Te Whatu Ora’s next board meeting, nearly five years after the Government committed to doing the review. #TeWhatuOra #primarycare #healthfunding #nzdoctor #pharmacynz #pharmacist pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/f…

A pharmacy and pharmacist that mistakenly dispensed methadone into a four-week-old baby’s omeprazole prescription have breached the Code of Disability Services Consumers’ Right Code. #methadone #pharmacy #pharmacynz #pharmacist #pharmacytechnician #hdc pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/n…

Clinical trials investigating new uses for existing medicines are being run out of a new $50 million medical research and development facility in west Auckland. #pharmacy #pharmacynz #douglaspharmaceuticals #research #clinicaltrials pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/p…

An easier approach to compliance suggests a positive step for natural health products in the draft Therapeutics Products Bill. #TPB #naturalproductsnz #pharmacynz #pharmacist #pharmacy #vitamins #supplements pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/s…

The country’s biggest mask manufacturer is looking for pharmacy partners to join a used mask recycling initiative. #covid #communitypharmacy #recycling pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/p…

Most COVID-19 controls will soon come to an end, the Government announced today. The COVID-19 Protection Framework – the traffic light system – will cease from 11.59pm tonight. #pharmacy #pharmacynz #COVID pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/g…

Billy Allan has landed the job of pharmacy manager at Te Whatu Ora and says it’s early days for the health reforms but a positive future lies ahead for pharmacy. #healthnz #tehwatuora #billyallan #healthreforms #pharmacynz #pharmacy #pharmacist pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/b…

A call for more warfarin patients to be treated in pharmacy has been made but Te Whatu Ora says alternative anticoagulants are becoming more popular. #pharmacy #pharmacynz #pharmacist #CPAMS #warfarin #anticoagulants #healthnz pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/c…

Working in a rural idyll is not all sunshine and scenery when you’re labouring all hours because you can’t get enough pharmacists and technicians. #communitypharmacy #staffshortages #pharmacy #pharmacynz #pharmacist pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/l…

Life Pharmacy Barrington must be a great place to work because they have not had to advertise for a new pharmacist for at least seven years. #pharmacy #pharmacynz #barringtonpharmacy #communitypharmacy #nelson #pharmacist pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/t…

Upper Hutt has a new Bargain Chemist, without the chemist. Instead, the store is selling only OTC medicines and health products. #pharmacy #pharmacynz #pharmacist #communitypharmacy #prescriptions #bargainchemist pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/n…

The shelves are full, the prime minister’s had a tour, and the pharmacy is ready to launch at Costco’s west Auckland site. #costco #communitypharmacy #discountpharmacy #pharmacist #pharmacynz pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/r…

Pharmacists balk at 3 per cent funding increase but there is some good news to come out of the latest National Annual Agreement Review negotiations. #funding #pharmacists #pharmacynz #dispensingfee #naar #dhb pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/f…