Whanganui

Whanganui pharmacy owners met with their local MP recently to explain the issues faced by pharmacists in his electorate. They are encouraging pharmacists in other regions to meet with their local MPs and advocate for pharmacy.  

After two years with not one applicant for the full-time pharmacist role at Ohakune Pharmacy, the owner is temporarily changing the service model; the pharmacy will become a depot

A defibrillator stolen from outside a Whanganui pharmacy in December remains missing

A Feilding pharmacist has sold his share of a Whanganui pharmacy and is biking more than 6000 kilometres around the country to raise money for two causes close to his heart 

A simple, cheap, but effective initiative is being rolled out in Whanganui district to target patients with chronic respiratory illness

Whanganui pharmacist Des Healy says pharmacy groups accessing funding for extra services is the way of the future, so he’s helping set one up 

Whanganui GP Bill Douglas has made requests through the Official Information Act dozens of times and says it’s effective and “relatively easy” to use, as long as people follow simple rules