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Chemist Warehouse is rapidly expanding with five pharmacies open in the Auckland region alone, and plans to roll out around 70 throughout all New Zealand. Miranda Cook investigates how smaller pharmacies in north Auckland are coping following the recent opening of a store in Albany. Some have reported a loss of retail sales during what is usually a bumper period, with one owner calling on the Commerce Commission to step in
In this article, Sue Frankland looks at the global problem of wastage of medications, including causes such as overprescribing and non-adherence. She also presents information from her master’s dissertation on how people understand, and respond to, medication expiration dates
Why recognising the signs of dehydration is important...
