February 2025

The APC fee is going up again, reports Jonathan Chilton-Towle

The ability to practise pharmacy together, as Kāi Tahu pharmacists supporting the health needs and goals of their Kāi Tahu whānau, made the Maori Pharmacists' Association's attendance at last month's Kāi Tahu Hui-ā-Iwi a very special time. Jody Hopkinson speaks to pharmacists Loren Vincent and Brendon McIntosh

Pharmacy and the broader health sector are reacting to the news that prime minister Christopher Luxon has replaced health minister Shane Reti after just 15 months in the role, as Jody Hopkinson reports

Pharmacies are seeing an increase in demand for whooping cough vaccinations, reports Jody Hopkinson

PSNZ has named the top intern and top preceptors of 2024. The winners were Olive Harvey North as the top intern and Life Pharmacy Matamata’s Louise Hofer as top preceptor.

A Wellington Hospital pharmacist won the Dr L Berry Award for Best Paper or Poster Overall at the New Zealand Hospital Pharmacist Association Awards, held at the body’s annual conference in Dunedin recently.

WHEN DONNA SKEEN started working as a shop assistant in a pharmacy aged 15 years old, pharmacy accuracy checking technicians didn’t exist.

Clinical pharmacist Katrina Azer looks at the year ahead and suggests ways for pharmacy owners and staff to reframe their outlook

Medsafe group manager Chris James looks at restriction notices and how pharmacists can help keep the public safe

The core business and success of a community pharmacy revolves around providing essential health services, with a primary focus on dispensing medicines, patient care and health promotion, explains Linda Joe, reCare operations manager