July 2019

Pharmacies are now the sole suppliers of many popular cough and cold medicines after the reclassification of dextromethorphan in February, but that hasn’t helped sales

Rebound nasal congestion from excessive use of decongestant nasal sprays has led to much concern, and online support networks, overseas. Pharmacy Today reporter Fiona Cassie contacts pharmacists and researchers and discovers the picture of so-called addiction is quite different here

A Christchurch pharmacist is proposing high-margin hemp products as a solution to financial woes for community pharmacy

The Māori Pharmacists’ Association held its annual symposium in early June, attracting about 50 people. Discussions at the Aucklandbased event included the status of rongoa Māori, institutional racism in the echelons of health bureaucracy and the benefits of hemp product

In response to feedback, the Pharmaceutical Society is this year branching out from its usual one-day professional development event, to two days, to cover topical issues affecting pharmacy

Not many people ever get to swim in warm, crystal-clear waters surrounded by sea turtles and tropical fish, let alone doing that on their daily lunch break! But until recently, this was just everyday life for Shannon Saunders who was sole community pharmacist in the Cook Islands until the end of last year