Unichem Jeff Whittaker Pharmacy in Havelock North has carried out a whopping 1700 flu jabs this season, possibly the most of any pharmacy in New Zealand
Systemic problems at Hawke’s Bay DHB meant a prisoner in its care missed out on being given his regular blood pressure and antidepressant medications, the Health and Disability Commissioner has found
The Medicines Classification Committee has recommended pharmacists and interns who have successful trained as vaccinators be able to administer the HPV vaccine
After months of meetings with pharmacy sector representatives behind closed doors, the country’s DHBs have this morning revealed their new offer to pharmacy owners
A government decision to distribute five million face masks to Countdown and various social agencies, but not pharmacies, is being described as a slap in the face for the pharmacy sector
DHBs recognise the fiscal challenges faced by community pharmacy and are poised to announce an independent review of pharmacy cost pressures and a commitment to developing and implementing a sustainable funding model
In a scene reminiscent of the pre-lockdown panic buying of late March, queues outside pharmacies began lengthening down the street as pharmacists scrambled to meet customer demand for dispensing and OTC products
The Pharmacy Council will not delay the implementation of its proposed changes to pharmacist recertification, despite the Pharmaceutical Society asking it to do so
Unichem Tuakau has helped lead the charge on lifting vaccination rates, with the south Waikato pharmacy administering 900 flu vaccines so far – nearly five times last year’s total
Pharmacists are well placed to deliver mental health interventions in their communities and a team of University of Auckland researchers are currently trying to determine how ready they are to do so