December 2023

Dahlia supplements, medicinal herb growing in Taranaki, and a “meatball and spaghetti” compounding method were some of the highlights of Innovation Expo 2023. People were urged to have their say on the Therapeutic Products Act and four suppliers were honoured.

FROM NEXT YEAR, Te Whatu Ora will pay graduate pharmacists who choose to work in rural areas nearly $12,000 per year for their first three years of work, to entice them to stay in these hard-to-staff areas.

Pioneering pharmacist prescriber Leanne Te Karu has been made co-leader of the new national renal clinical network. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

Saif Al-Sheibani was the first managing partner for Chemist Warehouse in New Zealand. Now running the Hamilton branch, he tells Paulette Crowley why being positive about pharmacy matters and how he thinks pharmacists will become more involved in primary care

In a bid to combat high levels of methamphetamine addiction, a marae and pharmaceutical company in Tairāwhiti are launching research into therapeutic use of native mushrooms. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

Medsafe group manager Chris James looks at the problem of medicine shortages and how these are handled, along with the behind-the-scenes work to prevent them

Financial benchmarking is an essential method for measuring your pharmacy’s performance and making good business decisions, writes Moore Markhams’ Auckland director Jonathan Roberts

Covered up in hair net and gown, Zach Thompson ventures behind the fence and into the Helius Therapeutics medicinal cannabis growing and manufacturing facility

From artisan soaps to beautiful jewellery, independent business consultant Tina Hillier gives her product reviews. This time her focus is on perfect stocking stuffers for Christmas

For some women, period pain can be so bad it interferes with their daily lives. Dunedin pharmacist Darshana Kanjee, looks at how pharmacy teams can help