March 2022

After numerous attempts to get Pharmac to fund adrenalin auto-injectors for anaphylaxis, the drug-fund­ing agency has placed the devices on its “options for funding list”

The health sector has always appealed to Amy Chan

Ten thousand allied health workers, including 400 hospi­tal pharmacy staff, have voted to go on strike this month for better pay

Napier pharmacistCaroline Kelly-Lowe has been found guilty of practising pharmacy without a certificate on two occasions, and failing to comply with recer­tification requirements repeatedly for more than a decade

Next month, pharmacists must meet the full gamut of new recertification require­ments for the first time, and many are turning to the Pharmaceutical Society for help, PSNZ president Professor Rhiannon Braund says

Targeting Dunedin high school students is part of the latest recruitment drive for the School of Pharmacy at the University of Otago

The higher profile of pharma­cists throughout the pandemic may have bolstered enrolments in the Bachelor of Pharmacy course at the University of Auckland

A Picton pharmacy has become a closed-door operation as the Omicron virus spreads, and to protect its staff from abusive customers who refuse to wear masks

The Pharmacy Council is recruit­ing pharmacists who are willing to temporarily shrug on their white coats again to bolster the sector’s workforce in preparation for Omicron-related staff shortages

Pharmacies have been flooded with customers seeking rapid antigen tests who must be turned away because they are not eligible