February 2025

Editor Jonathan Chilton-Towle writes about how sector underfunding is putting barriers in the way of overseas workers, who can help to fill the staff shortages in pharmacy

Foreign interns and the pharmacy owners who employed them are shocked internship fees are increasing by 33 per cent. Jody Hopkinson reports

The team responsible for overseeing the electronic prescribing system might be about to lose their jobs, Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

THE PHARMACY COUNCIL and Medical Council could be replaced by a Crown entity to regulate pharmacists, doctors and other registered health practitioners, under a review of the current health-worker registration act.

Jonathan Chilton-Towle speaks to PSNZ president Michael Hammond about how he is feeling nine months into his presidency and what he sees happening in pharmacy this year

THE BODY REPRESENTING New Zealand natural product manufacturers says the lack of modern regulation for the sector means New Zealand companies continue to struggle to compete on the world stage.

University of Auckland researchers have found it is safe to repackage dabigatran capsules in medicine sachets or pill boxes to improve medicines adherence in New Zealand.

PHARMAC HAS BACKED OFF from its decision to fund a single brand of oestradiol patches after outcry from the public and health professionals

UNICHEM PAKURANGA pharmacist Vanessa Green has long had a heart for community pharmacy, and for vaccinating.

Speaking to Vicky Chan, Chris Leung and the team at Unichem Pakuranga, it is easy to feel their passion for preventative healthcare within the pharmacy space, as Jody Hopkinson reports