Pharmacy Today

As hospital emergency departments are overwhelmed by a record influx of patients this winter, pharmacists are calling for the minor ailments scheme to be urgently expanded nationwide

E-lockers are used extensively in European and US pharmacies, and are now being trialled in New Zealand 

Health Coalition Aotearoa is calling on doctors and pharmacists to join its movement to reduce harms from tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food

Pharmacist prescriber numbers have increased by about 11 per cent in just over a year, although they still make up only a tiny proportion of all pharmacists

Legally the supply period for class B opioid prescriptions has now reverted back to a maximum period of one month, instead of three months

From 1 August pharmacist vaccinators will have four new funded vaccines in their toolbox

As more independent pharmacies close and increasing numbers of discounters open, smaller pharmacies are being urged to advertise that their prescriptions are now free and to highlight their points of difference.