Community Pharmacy

WHEN NAPIER resident Craig Colhoun saw his children building Lego houses with towers to keep safe from the rain after Cyclone Gabrielle hit, he recognised their play as a mechanism to process trauma.

The effectiveness of minorailment services sees Te Whatu Ora considering pilots for these in areas affected by recent weather events. Paulette Crowley reports

Research finds that pharmacists are well placed to assist Māori with minor ailments, but cost is a barrier. Paulette Crowley reports 

The vaping debate has stepped up a notch as health experts call for vaping products to be restricted to pharmacies, as Paulette Crowley reports

PHARMACY RETAIL sales were down in February compared to sales at the same time last year, according to market researchers.

In our series “A great place to work”, Pharmacy Today highlights pharmacies offering a work culture that attracts and retains staff. This month, the focus is on Mangawhai Pharmacy. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

Valda Harris grew up in Golden Bay and has always worked at the Golden Bay Pharmacy. She talks to Paulette Crowley about her life and career

Canterbury clinical pharmacist Katrina Azer writes about how, by understanding and addressing their communities’ health needs, independent pharmacies can carve out niches for themselves as leading health destinations

Natalie Gauld’s fundraising goal is tantalisingly close. The Auckland pharmacist has raised over $13,000 towards her $15,000 goal for Motor Neurone Disease New Zealand

Virtual clinical pharmacist Katrina Azer works at Tend, a digital health provider with 17 general practices that see pharmacists as crucial parts of a collaborative primary healthcare team