Countdown Pharmacy

As the remaining votes from the general election are counted, the future of prescription fees is uncertain but pharmacy sector groups are clinging on to hope that the new Government will not reintroduce them. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

The Prescription Access Initiative is holding on to hope that the change in Government may not result in the $5 prescription fee being reintroduced

As more independent pharmacies close and increasing numbers of discounters open, smaller pharmacies are being urged to advertise that their prescriptions are now free and to highlight their points of difference.

As more independent pharmacies close and increasing numbers of discounters open, smaller pharmacies are being urged to advertise that their prescriptions are now free and to highlight their points of difference.

REPRESENTATIVES FROM two of the major discount pharmacy chains claim they aren’t concerned prescription fees have been removed.

GP leaders are mixed on the impact of the Government’s Winter Plan on reducing patient demand as hundreds of pharmacies start offering funded minor ailment consultations 

Te Whatu Ora is planning to offer pharmacy owners 5 per cent more funding this year. Jonathan Chilton-Towle gauges reaction

In our series “A great place to work”, Pharmacy Today highlights pharmacies offering a work culture that attracts and retains staff. This month, it’s Glenn’s Pharmacy in Napier. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

The legal showdown between the New Zealand Independent Pharmacists Group, Te Whatu Ora and the Ministry of Health had its third and final day in the High Court at Wellington. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports 

The Ministry of Health says its decisions to license Countdown Pharmacies in Wainuiomata and Gisborne were “reasonable and lawful”