Mixed messages about pharmacy involvement in the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is frustrating Pharmaceutical Society president Professor Rhiannon Braund, who reports widespread confusion among pharmacists
Pharmacy technicians are asking for an easier pathway to qualify as pharmacists, and the head of the Auckland School of Pharmacy believes the idea is worth considering
Trailblazing pharmacist Ian McMichael has hung up his white coat but he is not done yet with the profession he loves. Jonathan Chilton-Towle, speaks to Mr McMichael and others about what he has achieved and what he plans to do now
The Hutt Valley DHB is standing by its decision to enter into a funding agreement for a new Countdown Pharmacy in Wainuiomata, despite the panel assessing new pharmacy contracts voting against the proposal
Pharmacist and Pharmacy Council manager of compliance Pam Duncan has been remembered for her influence over the pharmacy profession and for touching the lives of many of its members
Dunedin pharmacist Yasmin Abdul Aziz has crunched the numbers after visiting 51 pharmacies across the country. She talks to Jonathan Chilton-Towle, about her results
The Medicines Classification Committee is poised to consider whether pharmacists should be able to dispense the gout prevention medication allopurinol without a prescription to patients already taking it
Women are pregnant for 40 weeks on average and during that time their bodies go through many changes. The change means pregnant women become susceptible to a myriad of health problems. Pharmacy owner HeeSeung Lee speaks to Jonathan Chilton-Towle about what pharmacy staff can do to assist with some of the most common pregnancy ailments
In Christchurch, a pharmacy and a medical centre have collaborated to turn a former shoe store into possibly the first primary care-run COVID vaccination site in New Zealand