Pharmacy Practice

The Pharmacy Council received 79 responses to its consultation on raising the annual practising certificate fee, and most of them disagree with the rise

The sight of pedestrians huffing out clouds of sweet-smelling vapour are becoming more common in New Zealand’s towns and cities. Traditionally sold in vape shops, vaping devices are now sold in pharmacies, a move that even has the support of the asthma foundation. Pharmacy Today reporter Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

The call to review restrictions on pharmacist vaccinators is getting louder – and not just to enable MMR vaccines to be given in pharmacies

Three Invercargill pharmacists have set up shop in Invercargill’s Very Low Cost Access practice, He Puna Waiora Wellness Centre, introducing a new way for patients to meet copayment costs. 

Dannevirke pharmacist Tom Ward has decided it’s time to sell up and retire. Now he’s into his eighth decade, he has “other fish to fry”. 

Expansion is the name of the game for pharmacy services, and an Auckland study is now assessing the value of introducing dietitian consults for patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease

A team from the University of Auckland won the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s annual business plan competition last month

Three selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are due for brand changes in coming months 

Tom Ward is saying goodbye to the dispensary after 51 years in the profession and 42 years as owner of Ward's Pharmacy in Dannevirke