Community Pharmacy

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.

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

Twelve Auckland pharmacies have started offering pregnant women doses of the blood product anti-D in a groundbreaking pilot.

Pharmacist Arnold Louis Solomons, ALS, as he was affectionately known in the pharmacy industry, died at the age of 91 in Waikanae in early January.

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.

Tina Hillier, from ENGAGE Pharmacy Group in Christchurch, takes an in-depth look at latest beauty and suncare products

Sweating helps the body regulate its temperature. When we get too hot or exercise, sweat evaporates from the skin and has a cooling effect. However, about 1–3 per cent of the population suffer from primary hyperhidrosis, or excessive sweating.

A group of pharmacy owners is seeking a judicial review of the Hutt Valley and Tairāwhiti DHBs’ decisions to grant pharmacy contracts to Countdown Pharmacies in Wainuiomata and Gisborne

Pharmacists are fuming they cannot order N95 masks from the Ministry of Health’s central supply of personal protective equipment, when GPs can