Countdown Pharmacy

The Countdown supermarket chain has instituted a limit on paracetamol sales following the overdose death of a Dunedin student, but pharmacy and GP leaders are calling for even tighter restrictions

Countdown has unveiled a new-look supermarket pharmacy at a its recently launched store in Hamilton

Rotorua pharmacy owners were incensed and disappointed when they heard the Lakes DHB had approved a Countdown Pharmacy opening in their city

Rotorua pharmacy owners were incensed and disappointed when they heard the Lakes DHB had approved a Countdown Pharmacy opening in their city

Countdown will open four new pharmacies in the first half of this year, bringing the total number of Countdown pharmacies to 34 nationwide

Countdown Pharmacy has dropped prescription fees at 29 of its 30 New Zealand pharmacies, with only its Invercargill business retaining the copayment

The pharmacy sector has less than three weeks to have a say on the draft Therapeutic Products Bill, which has the potential to change the way pharmacies are licensed and operated

Some pharmacies unknowingly continued to sell products illegally this week after Medsafe announcements failed to filter through

A DHB leader pushing through the new pharmacy contract says she understands why pharmacists might feel vulnerable signing the new contract.

Plans contained in a new community pharmacy contract to split the dispensing function in two are puzzling the head of Countdown pharmacies.