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A trial is under way to sell vibrators in selected Green Cross pharmacies across New Zealand, but what will the customers think? Paulette Crowley reports

Discounters are snapping up close to a quarter of all pharmacy retail sales, outstripping the market share of all traditional pharmacies for the first time this year. 

GONE ARE THE DAYS of the simple skincare routine of cleanse, tone and moisturise – now women will commonly use up to eight products morning and night before they look at applying make-up.

A trial is under way to sell vibrators in selected Green Cross pharmacies across New Zealand, but what will the customers think? Paulette Crowley reports

Tina Hillier, from Christchurch’s ENGAGE Pharmacy Group, has seasonal gifts as well as special products to make the holidays zing

Pharmacist Darshana Kanjee from Life Pharmacy Dunedin looks for solutions to heat-related rashes and miliaria 

Spring is here and for many people that means having an annual spring clean. But dusting down the shelves can lead to itchy eyes and runny noses. Jonathan Chilton-Towle talks to pharmacist HeeSeung Lee about what can be done to reduce allergens in the home and how to treat resulting reactions 

Accidents can happen anywhere at any time, so it is essential every household has a first-aid kit (or two) for when things go wrong. Pharmacy owner HeeSeung Lee speaks to Jonathan Chilton-Towle about advice pharmacy staff can give patients on building a comprehensive kit

Pharmacist Darshana Kanjee from Life Pharmacy in Dunedin, looks at ways to minimise the look of keratosis pilaris, otherwise known as “chicken skin”

Discounters are snapping up close to a quarter of all pharmacy retail sales, outstripping the market share of all traditional pharmacies for the first time this year