May 2024

Kia ora.

Preparations are under way for the prescription fee to return in July. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

THE LEGAL BATTLE over pharmacy ownership rules that has the potential to void the licences of over a third of New Zealand’s pharmacies will resume in September.

Former PSNZ president David Buckle worked over many years to further the pharmacy profession, as well as being a loving family man. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

New research suggests Kiwis’ confidence takes a hit when they get cold sores, causing them to avoid work and social situations. However, pharmacists can play a key role in getting them out of the house again by providing treatment and education.

AROUND 1500 pharmacists will be able to do three free courses thanks to $100,000 funding from Te Whatu Ora.

Vanda Symon started out as a pharmacist but now juggles a range of diverse roles, as she tells Natasha Jojoa Burling

A new nit treatment uses biofluorescent powder and UV light to identify the eggs and prevent reinfestation, as Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

PHARMACY COUNCIL chair Arthur Bauld has been re-elected to the position for the third time.

Auckland hospital pharmacist Michael Hammond is the new president of the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand.