March 2023

Natasha Jojoa Burling talks to a Waikato pharmacist, a psychologist and an academic for their tips on how to inject In our series “A great place to work”, Pharmacy Today highlights positivity into pharmacy

Peter Balle is being remembered as a long-serving Auckland community pharmacist, a devoted father, a lover of good food, wine, and a good laugh. 

THE PHARMACY COUNCIL will be increasing its annual practising certificate fee and disciplinary levy by 4.1 per cent this year.

University of Otago researchers are calling for the $5 prescription copayment to be scrapped after their randomised control trial showed the fee is damaging the health of vulnerable populations. 

FORMER PHARMACIST DANNY WU has been appointed as an interim regional “wayfinder” for the northern region by Te Whatu Ora national director commissioning, Abbe Anderson.

A pilot clinic held for LGBTQIA+ patients at the University of Otago’s School of Pharmacy was such a success that plans to extend it are afoot

Not many 23-year-olds would consider owning their own business, but Christchurch pharmacy intern Micah Woodfield has done just that 

Virtual clinical pharmacist Katrina Azer works at Tend, a digital health provider with 17 general practices that see pharmacists as crucial parts of a collaborative primary healthcare team

In a new column for 2023, Dunedin pharmacist Darshana Kanjee, from Life Pharmacy Dunedin, takes a deep dive into one of those perennial problems that draws customers into pharmacies. This issue: scars and stretch marks 

Tina Hillier from Christchurch’s ENGAGE Pharmacy Group reviews old favourites and home-grown products for beautiful nails, baby care and mood boosting