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
Chemist Warehouse competitors promise fightback
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Chemist Warehouse competitors promise fightback
Wednesday 6 December 2017, 10:24 AM
Rizman Haroon, Chemist Warehouse manager, Azman Haroon, owner, and Zuber Patel, pharmacist manager, all want to make Chemist Warehouse the local pharmacy for Kiwis
When Chemist Warehouse finally opened its doors in Auckland last month, there was a massive amount of interest. Many pharmacists are worried, fearing an end to the sector as they know it. Pharmacy Today reporter Nerine Zoio asks how New Zealand pharmacy is responding to the first beachhead of the trans-Tasman invasion
The opening of New Zealand’s first Chemist Warehouse just two minutes’ walk from his store has Auckland pharmacist Vimal Patel fearing the worst.
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