September 2019

Medsafe appears to have got its skates on when it comes to progressing pharmacy licence applications

Nearly 100 Canterbury DHB pharmacists and pharmacy technicians were to strike for four days last month after receiving no formal pay offer from their employer after more than a year of negotiations

The inaugural New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards | He Tohu Mauri Ora is gathering momentum, with pharmacy leader Linda Bryant signing up as judges’ convenor

A trial of free prescriptions at Nelson’s Hardy Street Pharmacy has been so successful, the owner is opening a second pharmacy, also offering free scripts

Medsafe has issued a warning about weight-loss products found to contain two prescription medicines withdrawn over safety concerns

Kia ora tātau

Nyamuragira and nitrofurantoin – one is an antibiotic used to treat urinary tract infections and one is a volcano that recently erupted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

In the UK, pharmacists in primary care are solving multiple problems in a stretched national health service

Nail problems are common presentations at pharmacies. Some issues, such as fungal nail infections and nail discolouration, can be managed with OTC treatments, but others will require referral to the pharmacist or GP

Pharmacy staff are well versed in dealing with customers’ embarrassing issues