Community Pharmacy

Pharmacy owner Richard Brown was born and raised in Gore, Southland. But after he completed his training at the University of Otago, he took off to the top of the North Island and never looked back

Jacqui Berry, wife of seasoned pharmacy owner Phil Berry, was shocked to hear her husband was set to open another pharmacy – especially after he had sold most of his other pharmacies and promised he wouldn’t open another pharmacy again

The Ministry of Health is advising community pharmacies to be “pragmatic” when deciding who is eligible to access rapid antigen tests, but it appears that message may not have reached all DHBs

Titahi Bay pharmacist owner Amanda Lee Stanfield has been awarded a Fellowship of the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand in 2021 

Many in the pharmacy sector are looking to automation to ease their workforce woes, as the pandemic drags on and the reality of becoming short-staffed at a moment’s notice comes too close for comfort

Pharmaceutical Society president Professor Rhiannon Braund’s message to the sector on preparing for the Omicron outbreak is clear: “Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.”

Pharmacy owners are concerned that more interns than usual failed their assessments last year, meaning a smaller influx of much-needed talent into the struggling workforce

Pharmaceutical Society president Professor Rhiannon Braund’s message to the sector on preparing for the Omicron outbreak is clear: “Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.”

Despite having a prestigious career spanning more than 40 years at the forefront of developments in New Zealand pharmacy, Linda Bryant was still surprised when she received a New Year Honour this year.

Many in the pharmacy sector are looking to automation to ease their workforce woes, as the pandemic drags on and the reality of becoming short-staffed at a moment’s notice comes too close for comfort.