Sports

An archer bing banned for two years after testing positive for a beta-blocker should serve as a warning to both athletes and GPs about the risks associated with taking regularly prescribed medicines, according to an expert in the field

Improving fitness and strength may not require a gym membership or even hard work, writes Auckland University of Technology professor of strength and conditioning John Cronin in The Conversation

February is the month of shattered dreams and ambi­tions

Kurt Docherty, executive officer of the Pharmacy Defence Association, can rightly be called a strong defender of pharmacy, especially if it comes down to muscle power

Far from the guidance and support of pharmacists and other health professionals, small groups of athletes and gym-goers are importing illicit and potentially dangerous substances in the hope of getting big, looking lean and improving sporting performance

Former All Blacks champion Dan Carter has joined forces with New Zealand’s fastest growing pharmacy chain, Chemist Warehouse

Wellington pharmacist Laura Dowd works at Clive’s Chemist in Wainuiomata and is planning to head to Australia to take on a PhD at Monash University. There, she hopes to continue her hobby of exploring under the sea. Jonathan Chilton-Towle chats to Laura about scuba-diving

For two decades, Whangarei pharmacist Iain Buchanan has spent four days a year touring the beautiful Northland countryside on his bike as part of the annual BDO Tour of Northland race

Whakatāne pharmacist Corrinne O’Donnell has taken the top spot in this year’s Coast to Coast – New Zealand’s longest-running multisport event

The Silver Ferns claimed an epic win over Australia in the Netball World Cup finals in July. And one of those stars usually spends her time as a locum pharmacist in Dunedin.