October 2021

Kaikoura pharmacy owner David McKee has inadvertently found himself in hot water with Medsafe and the Pharmacy Council after a comment about auditors on Facebook went sour

The Pharmacy gulid is working to secure more relief money for community pharmacy as the weeks of lockdowns continue to take a financial toll on the sector.

A Christchurch pharmacist has high hopes of success for his petition on medicine wastage now that National’s health spokesperson Shane Reti has promised to present it in Parliament.

Many in the pharmacy community are mourning the death of former owner of Remuera Pharmacy, Bruce Culpan.

The COVID-19 pandemic provides the perfect opportunity to highlight the high number of incorrect prescriptions being sent through the New Zealand Electronic Prescription Service (NZePS), and to finally get something done about the problem.

Alan Perrott spares a thought for those in the team who have cultivated a fine chin of hair

Pharmacy Today reporter Anna Lee tests the water on retail sales in pharmacy and finds the latest community outbreak of COVID-19 has had a devastating effect on the bottom line

Vicky Morgan (IRI) looks at the many products within the beauty sector that are reporting impressive growth in sales at a time when other categories are free falling

A Wellington pharmacy accountant believes many pharmacy owners will have once again incorrectly claimed the Government’s wage subsidy during the national lockdown.

The online pharmacy that does home deliveries is excited to announce an alliance with a Kiwi conglomerate. Anna Lee reports