September 2019

Kia ora tātau

The minister of health has appointed new members to the Pharmacy Council after nearly a year with an out-of-term board

Bernadette Brown is a Scottish pharmacist who has applied her independent prescribing skills and business acumen to transforming her community pharmacy into an award-winning community health hub.

Pharmacists believe New Zealanders want pharmacists to offer more health services, but many are worried about the impact that offering new services will have on their relationship with GPs

For Māori Language Week, the Māori Language Commission has provided useful resources for pharmacies, while alerting readers to pharmacists from the 1880s who were well versed in te reo

The Silver Ferns claimed an epic win over Australia in the Netball World Cup finals in July. And one of those stars usually spends her time as a locum pharmacist in Dunedin. 

Former president of the Pharmacy Guild Graeme Blanchard outlines solutions to the problem of inaccuracies in scripts crossing pharmacy counters

With ever-changing rules and expectations for pharmacists, the dispensary can be a confusing place

Mark Robinson is closing his pharmacy in Christchurch’s health precinct after a year of struggles with roadworks outside, and a delay in the completion of the nearby Christchurch Hospital outpatient building

Pharmacists aiming to become prescribers no longer need to complete a postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy