September 2020

Early career pharmacist in Christchurch Laura Pidcock reflects on the state of pharmacy for pharmacists new to the profession while quietly celebrating personal achievements 

Coffee and the gym are indispensable for early career pharmacist Sherry Arvari who works at Unichem Tuakau which is having a very busy year. Sherry talks to Pharmacy Today reporter Anna Lee 

New Zealand pharmacies en­dured an extraordinary ­influx of prescriptions during COVID-19, leaving some questioning whether it is time for New Zealand to implement a similar dispensing level guideline to that of Australia

The Medicines Classification Committee has recommended the cough suppressant pholcodine be classified as a pharmacist-only medicine despite widespread opposition

The pressure is on to get more patients on high-risk or multiple medications referred to the Otago School of Pharmacy’s recently established clinic

If you want to deliver an equitable response in pharmacy, try to understand patients’ concerns under lockdown and remember core communication skills, says Natalia Nu’u, co-founder and treasurer of the Pacific Pharmacists’ Association

A report looking at two successful gout management ­programmes has been released in an effort to build on evidence for effective treatment in primary care

The Medicines Classification Committee’s decision to seek more information on the reclassification of alkyl ­nitrites (poppers) means the continuation of an effective ban which has been described as discriminatory against gay men

For the past 15 years, the team at Dunedin’s Unichem Roslyn Pharmacy has made itself an integral part of the fabric of their well-heeled suburb. 

Tina Hillier, programme coordinator at the ENGAGE Pharmacy Group in Christchurch, reviews new products on the market, with an accent on hair and nails