Community Pharmacy

New Zealand pharmacies en­dured an extraordinary ­influx of prescriptions during COVID-19, leaving some questioning whether it is time for New Zealand to implement a similar dispensing level guideline to that of Australia

Coffee and the gym are indispensable for early career pharmacist Sherry Arvari who works at Unichem Tuakau which is having a very busy year. Sherry talks to Pharmacy Today reporter Anna Lee 

A report looking at two successful gout management ­programmes has been released in an effort to build on evidence for effective treatment in primary care

If you want to deliver an equitable response in pharmacy, try to understand patients’ concerns under lockdown and remember core communication skills, says Natalia Nu’u, co-founder and treasurer of the Pacific Pharmacists’ Association

For the past 15 years, the team at Dunedin’s Unichem Roslyn Pharmacy has made itself an integral part of the fabric of their well-heeled suburb. 

Pharmacists are accusing the Ministry of Health of double standards after learning Australian discount chain Chemist Warehouse is recommended to patients at managed isolation facilities across the country

The COVID-19 pandemic has created tough times on the shop floor of pharmacy, but retail guru Diane Malcolm believes it’s entirely possible to run a viable retail business despite the challenges, if you make the right moves

A gift hamper is up for grabs for the pharmacy which has delivered the highest number of flu vaccines this winter – so get your entries in 

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

Co-founder and treasurer of the Pacific Pharmacists’ Association, Natalia Nu'u, says understanding and communication is essential to deliver an equitable response during COVID-19