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Rotorua born and bred pharmacist Ian Edward,  has given his community the gift of music. Since 1996, the owner of Pharmacy 44 on Hinemoa and Pharmacy 44 on Pukaki has organised the annual Lakeside concert giving the Rotorua community access to some of New Zealand’s biggest stars. He speaks to Jonathan Chilton-Towle

Unichem Jeff Whittaker Pharmacy in Havelock North has carried out a whopping 1700 flu jabs this season, possibly the most of any pharmacy in New Zealand

Systemic problems at Hawke’s Bay DHB meant a prisoner in its care missed out on being given his regular blood pressure and antidepressant medications, the Health and Disability Commissioner has found

The Medicines Classification Committee has recommended pharmacists and interns who have successful trained as vaccinators be able to administer the HPV vaccine

After months of meetings with pharmacy sector representatives behind closed doors, the country’s DHBs have this morning revealed their new offer to pharmacy owners

A government decision to distribute five million face masks to Countdown and various social agencies, but not pharmacies, is being described as a slap in the face for the pharmacy sector

DHBs recognise the fiscal challenges faced by community pharmacy and are poised to announce an independent review of pharmacy cost pressures and a commitment to developing and implementing a sustainable funding model
 

In a scene reminiscent of the pre-lockdown panic buying of late March, queues outside pharmacies began lengthening down the street as pharmacists scrambled to meet customer demand for dispensing and OTC products

The Pharmacy Council will not delay the implementation of its proposed changes to pharmacist recertification, despite the Pharmaceutical Society asking it to do so

Unichem Tuakau has helped lead the charge on lifting vaccination rates, with the south Waikato pharmacy administering 900 flu vaccines so far – nearly five times last year’s total