October 2023

Pharmacists across the Tasman are outraged at a new rule allowing 60-day prescriptions, to the point where a group of protesting pharmacists disrupted a session of the Australian Federal Parliament.

MORE THAN 723,000 New Zealanders were dispensed opioids in the past year, according to figures released by He Ako Hiringa.

Independent Pharmacists Association of New Zealand chief information officer Sarah Mooney shares some findings from her organisation’s recent workforce survey

GEORGE MURRAY GUY was a pharmacist for 47 years but had no regrets and said if he had his time again, he would do it all again.

PHARMACISTS CAN NOW ONLY dispense dulaglutide (Trulicity) once monthly because of global supply issues, and some think Pharmac should have acted sooner to head off the supply issue.

CHRISTCHURCH PHARMACIST Clyde (Aussie) Browne walked out the door of Unichem Spitfire Square Pharmacy for the last time at 12.30pm on 1 September, putting a close to a 70-year career in pharmacy.

Knowing the worth of your pharmacy is the foundation upon which major decisions can be based, writes Moore Markhams Auckland director Jonathan Roberts

KIWI COMPANY RUA BIOSCIENCE is selling Australian-grown cannabis with New Zealand origins to the Aussies. It’s also expanding to Europe.

THE CO-OWNER of a Canterbury pharmacy that has won two Green Cross Health Pharmacy Awards says he couldn’t have done it without his team.

From organic muscle rub to sleep liquids, independent business consultant Tina Hillier gives her reviews