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A trial is under way to sell vibrators in selected Green Cross pharmacies across New Zealand, but what will the customers think? Paulette Crowley reports

Pharmac’s proposal to fund adrenalin auto injectors has proved hugely popular with health professionals and the public and looks set to be approved before the end of the year

Pharmacists are quietly confident they will be up to the task of offering childhood vaccinations should a proposal before the Medicines Classification Committee to expand access to vaccines get the green light

As the need for COVID-19 vaccinations dissipates, a raft of other vaccines is now on the table with more to come for pharmacy. But as many board the vaccine train to expand clinical services – and keep the money rolling in – questions are raised about whether the vaccine free-for-all is the answer to revenue woes. Paulette Crowley and Jonathan Chilton-Towle report

Overdoses from opiates are on the rise and the NZ Drug Foundation says we need to better prepared for a looming crisis 

The case of ADHD specialist GP Tony Hanne excited much comment last month, not least from pharmacy owner Ian McMichael who is concerned about the impact of bad prescribing on pharmacists and potential liability, writes Jonathan Chilton-Towle

PSNZ lost nearly $260,000 last year, primarily due to members leaving because it was no longer required of them be part of the ENHANCE programme to meet professional development targets

It is the liquorice-like taste of teething for toddlers, but for one mother, Bonjela almost cost her daughter's life

A global supply shortage of GLP-1 agonist drugs - expected to last until next year - has seen manufacturer Lilly ask New Zealand health care providers to consider not prescribing Trulicity to new patients

In our series “A great place to work” Pharmacy Today highlights pharmacies offering a work culture that attracts and retains staff. This month, we visit culturally diverse Victory Square Pharmacy in Nelson. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports