September 2021

The Pharmacy Guild has posted a solid financial performance in the past financial year, despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) has announced it will be closing its Auckland manufacturing facilities costing around 150 jobs.

Auckland director of Moore Markhams accountancy firm, Jonathan Roberts, answers common questions about changes to sick-leave provision

From eco-friendly menstruation products, to gut-friendly tonics, Tina Hillier from ENGAGE Pharmacy Group in Christchurch, has some pointers on new products to add to retail counters

Dry eyes are a common and uncomfortable condition, especially in winter. Auckland pharmacy owner HeeSeung Lee speaks to Jonathan Chilton-Towle about what pharmacy staff can do to help

YOU FIND PAUL over by the laxatives, and he asks you what you would recommend for piles, which he says have been bothering him for the past four months, since he started a new job that involves heavy lifting

Darshana Kanjee, a pharmacist at Life Pharmacy Dunedin, addresses bacterial vaginosis which can cause great discomfort and embarrassment for women

Professor Ngaire Kerse says new medicines for heart failure have appeared in recent years. With optimised use, these support the main goal of treatment, which is periods of stability with good quality of life

Professor Ngaire Kerse discusses how we think and talk about older people, and how it makes a difference to their wellbeing. She also highlights an under-reported problem in New Zealand – elder abuse

When the drugs don’t work, customers often turn to natural solutions for their hay fever. Pharmacist and medical herbalist Phil Rasmussen runs through some of the most effective plants for this often debilitating condition