February 2024

From sugar-free vitamins to “farmaceutical” skin cream and lip balm, independent pharmacy business consultant Tina Hillier gives her reviews

Nappy rash can be a cause of concern for parents and create discomfort for babies. Dunedin pharmacist Darshana Kanjee, looks at how pharmacy teams can help

Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Pope looks at where cystitis fits among urinary tract infections, then outlines its treatments and prevention

Non-practising pharmacist Sarah Mooney explores how local pharmacies can play a pivotal role in supporting the health and wellbeing of students as they embark on a new school year

Kia ora and Happy New Year.

Pharmaceutical Society president Rhiannon Braund, currently a professor at the University of Otago, will lead the University of Waikato’s pharmacy school, as Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

The vital role pharmacy plays in the healthcare response during emergency situations is unrecognised in reports from Te Whatu Ora. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

Pharmacist Charlotte Schimanski felt something was up with her son Ollie, age six, but couldn’t quite put her finger on it.

WITH THE 2024 academic year just around the corner, the need to address any vaccine hesitancy is central to vaccinating students against invasive meningococcal disease, says public health researcher Mike O’Brien.

The fight to stop the disestablishment of crucial Māori healthcare initiatives by the new Government will head to the Waitangi Tribunal, reports Alan Perrott