September 2018

Community pharmacy is in the process of deciding whether to access a new services agreement on offer from DHBs. Pharmacy sector commentator Anna Mickell argues the new agreement does not go far enough to relieve pharmacy’s reliance on non-pharmacy products and services to stay viable

Pharmacists around the country seem to be mostly supportive of the revamped pharmacy services contract presented to them last month

A fire that broke out in Douglas Pharmaceuticals Henderson manufacturing facility last month is unlikely to affect the company’s ability to meet sup­ply commitments, according to the company’s chief operating officer Rod De Spong

Bates Pharmacy in Balclutha is celebrating a whopping 150 years of business this month

Toni Davis went to her pharmacy three times with what she thought was a simple mouth ulcer that wouldn’t go away. Her symp­toms, however, turned out to be the sign of something much more serious

Green Cross Health’s Grant Bai handed in his resignation with a heavy heart but wants to explore new career opportunities while he still has time to give it a “good crack”

South Auckland pharmacist Marium Slaimankhel believes an act of kindness is never wasted

Chemist Warehouse’s third Auckland store opened last month and two more are imminent as the Australian discount pharmacy giant continues its New Zealand expansion

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