Pharmacist

Two hundred and fifty pharmacists have undertaken voluntary training since early September to supply the sleep medication melatonin without a prescription since training began in September

Seventy pharmacies in the Auckland region are now working with general practice staff on reducing patient harm and improving education as part of the Safety in Practice programme

Former Pharmaceutical Society president John Berry has retired for a second time, handing over both of his Levin pharmacies to son Philip Berry and fellow pharmacist Neville Gimblett 

A new pharmacy has opened just south of Hamilton in new residential area Tamahere Village, and its owners are ­focusing on service rather than discounting

Pharmacists won’t be prescribing independently, at least for now, according to a new position statement from the Pharmacy Board of Australia

Expansion is the name of the game for pharmacy services, and an Auckland study is now assessing the value of introducing dietitian consults for patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease

Three Invercargill pharmacists have set up shop in Invercargill’s Very Low Cost Access practice, He Puna Waiora Wellness Centre, introducing a new way for patients to meet copayment costs. 

The Pharmacy Council received 79 responses to its consultation on raising the annual practising certificate fee, and most of them disagree with the rise

Southland pharmacist Bernie McKone may have sold his famous Quins Pharmacy and started the process of selling his other pharmacy in Invercargill, but he isn’t slowing down yet.

The 15 March attacks on Christ­church mosques were the catalyst for a Hamilton pharmacist deciding to stand for a seat on the Hamilton City Council