June 2023

Kia ora. It has been another massive month for pharmacy. 

Wow, what a month for pharmacy. 

Documents released under the Official Information Act show a single South Island pharmacy owner who had enough was the catalyst for the controversial unannounced audits programme being halted and put under review. Jonathan Chilton-Towle investigates

Te Whatu Ora is planning to offer pharmacy owners 5 per cent more funding this year. Jonathan Chilton-Towle gauges reaction

A TE WHATU ORA error with April’s Additional Professional Advisory Services calculation left already cash-strapped pharmacies out of pocket

More details of the planned minor-ailments scheme have been revealed but it will not be available in all regions. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

University of Auckland pharmacy student Mitchell Wong is profiling his fellow pharmacy students, the pharmacists of tomorrow. This month we meet third-year student Samuel Jung

When Parsa Hadiyounzadeh became a pharmacy student, he could never foresee that he would launch his career during a pandemic.

A SUBSTITUTE FOR the hormone replacement medication Estradot is available but some pharmacies are having problems getting it.

Pharmacist Lieutenant William Lusher is part of a tri-service medical unit supporting the country’s armed forces. He talks to Natasha Jojoa Burling about work, exercise and the importance of maintaining healthy relationships