September 2018

Pharmacists will soon have access to a step-by-step guide on how to disas­ter proof their business, so that patients can keep coming to the storm during a natural crisis or infectious disease outbreak

Many of the elderly Māori patients Christchurch pharmacist Brendon McIntosh regularly interacts with have almost lost faith in the health system

Pharmacy technicians want to see a standard­ised pay model introduced across the coun­try in a bid to even the playing field and stop some technicians feeling underpaid, a survey has found

Congratulations to all the winners, finalists and entrants of this year’s Pharmacy Awards, as well as the many unsung people who didn’t enter, but work hard every day to help make people healthier

A Napier pharmacy offering an instore virtual doctor service to patients wants to quash the idea that good healthcare can only be achieved within the confines of four walls

Medsafe officials and police are working together to monitor illegal sales of pharmacy-only and prescription medicines on social media sites

Pharmacists have been advised not to sell any type of codeine-based medicines for use by children under the age of 12 or to mothers who are breastfeeding

Pharmacies are facing rising competition from both new discount entrants to the sector and among themselves

What could be better than improv­ing your professional knowledge and winning prizes for doing so?

The K in vitamin K comes from the Danish word for blood clotting, “koagulation”, and doctors often use the mnemonic “k for koagulation” to remember its main role