December 2021

Kia ora koutou and Meri Kirihimete to all of you. The season of festivities is nearly upon us and I’m hoping that, like the Pharmacy Today team, you will get a much-deserved break because everyone is very tired

A small town is working together to deliver a vaccination rollout tailor-made to fit their whānau, Anna Lee reports

By mid-November, pharmacy owners across the country found themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place as the COVID-19 vaccination mandate came into effect and some employees were unable to return to their workplace.

Survey indicates significant staff losses as a result of the vaccine mandate are taking a toll on a minority of pharmacies, writes Ruth Brown

The Pharmacy Defence Association is criticising the Pharmacy Council for its handling of the disciplinary action resulting from the case of prescription fraud that caught up multiple pharmacists in 2017.

Dear Santa...we asked pharmacists from across Aotearoa to share with Pharmacy Today readers their three top hopes and dreams for the future. Not surprisingly, many fervently hoped the contentious copayment issue would be consigned to the dustbin, along with COVID which made for a tough 2021

Some sector leaders are not happy that the Pharmacy Council is proposing an increase in annual practising certificate fees.

The Pharmacy Council responds to criticisms over the disciplinary measures it took against four pharmacists, as outlined by the Pharmacy Defence Association on page 8. The statement is as follows:

Ōtepoti Dunedin pharmacist and new Ngā Kaitiaki o te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa executive member Jordan Macdonald tells Anna Lee his views on everything from the next big thing in pharmacy to his need for comfortable shoes

Time is running out for Aotearoa’s MMR vax stockpile, Anna Lee reports, but pharmacy can play a part in making the most of doses