Sadness about the situation facing young pharmacists was my main feeling as I read the “Early Career Pharmacists Building Blocks” report. This is the career these young people – most of them under 30 – have spent five years studying for, and no doubt have the towering student loans to show for it
The questionnaires have been distributed and the numbers crunched. Now results are in on how pharmacists on the shop floor are feeling – and it’s not good. Ruth Brown and Anna Lee report
Pharmacy owners are aware of high levels of stress and dissatisfaction among early career pharmacists – some share that stress and some are calling for widespread change. But others are less sympathetic
The country’s 20 DHBs are urging community pharmacies in serious financial difficulty due to the impact of COVID-19 to see if they are eligible for a portion of an $18 million funding package
Kaikoura Pharmacy owner David McKee is “losing the will to cooperate” after a Medsafe pharmacy auditor allegedly ordered the disposal of about 85,000 labels following a routine audit.
Unichem Tuakau has helped lead the charge on lifting vaccination rates, with the south Waikato pharmacy administering 900 flu vaccines so far – nearly five times last year’s total
University of Auckland researchers have launched a study on bullying and are looking to attract as many pharmacists and interns as possible to take part
Academic pharmacist Nataly Martini provides key information on Helicobacter pylori pathophysiology, diagnosis and evidence-based treatment strategies to enhance patient outcomes