Community Pharmacy

Gisborne pharmacy owners are questioning Tairāwhiti DHB’s motives after learning the first discount pharmacy is set to open in the area

Fewer than half of pharmacies audited in the last quarter of 2020 are achieving “full compliance”, according to the latest Pharmacy Quality Audits figures, falling from 56 to 45 per cent on the previous quarter

A report due last year detailing plans for a minor ailments scheme for pharmacy has now been folded into the Community Pharmacy Services and Funding Model Review

ReCare, a digital tool that helps pharmacies offer more clinical services, is now serving as a prompt for pharmacists to talk to unvaccinated patients and alert them to potential medicine harm incidents

With discounters eating into profits, funding that doesn’t cover business overheads and the higher cost of doing business, it’s no wonder the closure of small, independent pharmacies is predicted. Jonathan Chilton-Towle investigates the sustainability of the sector to identify the pressure points and opportunities

The Hutt Valley DHB is standing by its decision to enter into a funding agreement for a new Countdown Pharmacy in Wainuiomata, despite the panel that assesses new pharmacy contracts voting against the proposal four to one

The final instalment of the Pharmacy Council’s relief funding worth $800,000 is up for grabs, but to the council’s surprise, the number of applications so far has been disappointing

Medsafe acknowledges it’s been a tough year for pharmacy but is working with sector groups to improve performance

ReCare, a digital tool that helps pharmacies offer more clinical services, is now serving as a prompt for pharmacists to talk to unvaccinated patients and alert them to potential medicine harm incidents

It is “crucial” to indigenise your pharmacy in order to establish a culturally safe environment as the existing one-sided systems fail, according to health researcher and psychiatrist Diana Kopua. Anna Lee reports