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It’s been a long time coming but the PSNZ Pharmacist of the Year for 2021 has finally been announced and the winner is Auckland pharmacist Vicky Chan

Pharmacy gets a mention in the Government’s newly released interim New Zealand Health Plan but the document contains few announcements for the sector with little detail about how the measures in it will be implemented or paid for

Picton pharmacist Graeme Smith is calling on cruise ship companies to make sure their passengers understand New Zealand’s COVID-19 rules on mask wearing

Te Whatu Ora has extended the signature-exempt prescriptions waiver again at the 11th hour, this time for two years

Another pharmacist has been reprimanded by the Health and Disability Commissioner for a dispensing error, this time for mistakenly giving a patient the anti-cholesterol medication ezetimibe instead of the cancer medication exemestane. 

The waiver allowing pharmacies to dispense non-electronic prescriptions without a physical prescriber signature will expire in three days and the Ministry of Health has not yet decided if it should continue

Vaccine mandates may have ended but the Pharmacy Council continues to expect all pharmacists to be vaccinated against COVID-19

Jonathan Chilton-Towle speaks to HeeSeung Lee about a new skincare clinic she and her husband recently opened at a north Auckland pharmacy

Two pharmacists-turned-city councillors have successfully defended their seats following the weekend’s local body elections

Brooke McKay, owner of Queen Street Pharmacy in Upper Hutt, speaks to Jonathan Chilton-Towle