November 2024

HEALTH MINISTER Shane Reti remains “very interested” in allowing pharmacists to reuse unopened medicines returned to pharmacies.

One hundred pharmacies in the North Island are contracted to offer a throat-swabbing service for rheumatic fever, reports Jonathan Chilton-Towle

The first Green Cross Health care and advice health hub was unveiled at Unichem Rototuna Pharmacy in Hamilton last month. Jody Hopkinson reports

The Pharmacy Council and six other regulatory bodies have released a new set of prescribing standards, reports Jonathan Chilton-Towle

THE PHARMACY GUILD says a plan to allow 12-month prescribing must be assessed before it can be implemented, which involves evaluating all potential impacts, including the possible loss of revenue for pharmacies.

Roslyn Pharmacy owner and pharmacist Andy Hou talks to Jody Hopkinson about pharmacy, celebrating success and making future pharmacists shine

Pharmacists are often interrupted while performing critical tasks which can lead to stress and errors. ReCare Clinical Pharmacy Group operations manager Linda Joe shares some ways IT can help minimise interruptions

Medsafe group manager Chris James discusses the work Medsafe does behind the scenes to ensure medicines are manufactured safely

Clinical pharmacist Katrina Azer looks at potential ways the current pharmacy workforce crisis might be fixed

Moore Markhams Auckland director Jonathan Roberts shares some tips for making your pharmacy as valuable as possible