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In the post-lockdown world, there’s still plenty to be done in community pharmacy to control res­piratory infections to keep staff and other patients well, writes infectious disease specialist Richard Everts 

Patients might be concerned about what they read and hear in the news regarding the use of renin–angiotensin system blockers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cardiologist Chris Ellis reviews recent research and current recommendations

Pharmacy technician Melissa Wood’s day began with a bang on 8 July – she got a flat tyre as she made her way over the wet and windy roads to her rural home town of Te Aroha in the Waikato

When pharmacy technician Melissa Wood returned to her former workplace, Te Aroha Pharmacy, she had “no idea” Pharmacy Today | Kaitiaki Rongoā o te Wā was about to surprise her with a giant $4500 cheque for winning the annual Healthcare Handbook ELearning Path competition

The Pharmacy Council is planning big changes to pharmacists’ recertification from 1 April next year. The current points-based competency assessment system is to be replaced with an entirely new “trust and assurance” model. Jonathan Chilton-Towle gauges pharmacists’ reactions to the plan

The Pharmacy Council is planning big changes to pharmacists’ recertification from 1 April next year. The current points-based competency assessment system is to be replaced with an entirely new “trust and assurance” model. Jonathan Chilton-Towle gauges pharmacists’ reactions to the plan

Pharmacy sector leaders and a major medicines manufacturer have collaborated to create a new guidance document to help pharmacists follow correct procedures when supplying sildenafil without a prescription

The Pharmaceutical Society is asking the Pharmacy Council to delay its proposed changes to the pharmacist recertification process until 2022 and is backing its request with results from a recent survey of the profession. 

The Pharmacy Council of New Zealand is changing the way pharmacists get recertified

Physical activity is a modifiable lifestyle factor that we all know is important for health, but how much and what type is best for older people? In this article Ngaire Kerse and Kristina Zawaly summarise recent research that indicates the commonly recommended 10,000 steps per day may not be necessary. It also describes how physical activities that have a cognitive load may help with dementia