May 2023

Pharmacy students are banding together to form an intern association in response to concerns about high failure rates of the Pharmacy Council Assessment Centre.

Ngā Kaitiaki o te Puna Rongoā The Māori Pharmacists Association presented its 2021 and 2022 Hiwinui Heke Scholarships at its symposium on 11 March. Association president Mariana Hudson reflects on the occasion

Clinical pharmacist Katrina Azer argues that every perspective, especially that of the independent pharmacist, should be welcomed at the National Annual Agreement Review negotiation table and asks whether the Integrated Community Pharmacy Services Agreement is fit for purpose

Pharmacist Cameron McNaught is a multi-sport and fitness enthusiast, and has started a business degree. He talks to Paulette Crowley about work and pastimes

Natalie Guald's fundraising goal is tantalisingly close. The Auckland pharmacist has raised nearly $14,377, just shy of her $15,000 goal for Motor Neurone Disease New Zealand.

In our series “A great place to work”, Pharmacy Today highlights pharmacies offering a work culture that attracts and retains staff. This month, it’s Glenn’s Pharmacy in Napier. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

Pharmaceutical Society chief executive Richard Townley is retiring after nearly two decades at the helm.

Pharmacy student Mitchell Wong canvases his fellow students on how uni life is shaping up. This month he profiles Sionekau Lokeni

Around 1600 Te Whatu Ora jobs are on the line in a newly revealed restructure, which proposes to chop backroom staff to focus on front-tline care.

Green Cross Health has more than half of its pharmacies on board with its new medication-management app. Paulette Crowley reports