Countdown Pharmacy

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”

The relentless workforce shortage is affecting everyone in pharmacy and doable solutions are desperately needed, say sector leaders 

Sixteen pharmacies across the country have now permanently closed this year, according to the Ministry of Health, and most of these are independents or Green Cross-branded pharmacies

Sixteen pharmacies across the country have now permanently closed this year, according to the Ministry of Health, and most of these are independents or Green Cross-branded pharmacies

Staff at the pharmacy in Countdown Dunedin Central will be offered counselling after witnessing a knife attack that left four people seriously injured yesterday

Green Cross Health and Countdown are denying claims they sold masks for unfairly high prices during the COVID-19 lockdown earlier this year

Countdown Pharmacy boss Jeremy Armes is calling on the DHBs to simplify the way pharmacies are paid for their dispensing services. 

Green Cross Health and Countdown are denying claims they sold masks for unfairly high prices during the COVID-19 lockdown earlier this year

Countdown Pharmacy boss Jeremy Armes is calling on the DHBs to simplify the way pharmacies are paid for their dispensing services.