December 2017

Hemp products are gaining traction in the mainstream market and finding their way into pharmacies in the form of hempseed oil supplements.

Electronic prescribing has ticked a lot of boxes for staff at Queen Street Pharmacy in Wellington’s Upper Hutt, but other health professionals aren’t so quick on the uptake.

A decreasing retail sales trend is the major threat facing Aotearoa’s pharmacies, according to the latest Moore Stephens Markhams pharmacy benchmarking survey.

Pharmacists have taken exception to paying the Pharmacy Council’s proposed fee increase for next year’s annual practising certificate.

Our sister publication New Zealand Doctor’s whizz-bang new website launched into full flight on 1 November with a party in central Auckland.

When Chemist Warehouse finally opened its doors in Auckland last month, there was a massive amount of interest. Many pharmacists are worried, fearing an end to the sector as they know it. Pharmacy Today reporter Nerine Zoio asks how New Zealand pharmacy is responding to the first beachhead of the trans-Tasman invasion

Women’s health can be complex and nuanced, a bit like us women – but it doesn’t need to be.

New Zealand drug company AFT Pharmaceuticals is making inroads into the US market, where it can sell more before morning tea in one day than it does in a year of sales in New Zealand.