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For more than a decade, Grant Bai was a well-known figure in the New Zealand pharmacy sector. Before his resignation last year, he had been the head of Green Cross Health’s pharmacy division for six years. Pharmacy Today reporter Jonathan Chilton-Towle caught up with Grant last month to find out what he’s been up to since leaving pharmacy

Depression in most cases is the by-product of long-term anxiety, a clinical psychologist told a seminar on mental health held last month by medicinal herb company Phytomed

Sunscreen manufacturers may face stricter regulations under a measure proposed in the new Cancer Action Plan

Southland pharmacist Bernie McKone may have sold his famous Quins Pharmacy and started the process of selling his other pharmacy in Invercargill, but he isn’t slowing down yet.

The 15 March attacks on Christ­church mosques were the catalyst for a Hamilton pharmacist deciding to stand for a seat on the Hamilton City Council

The call to review restrictions on pharmacist vaccinators is getting louder – and not just to enable MMR vaccines to be given in pharmacies

Open outside of normal business hours and on weekends, with no appointments necessary, pharmacies are well placed to boost public uptake of the measles vaccine, many believe. 

The sight of pedestrians huffing out clouds of sweet-smelling vapour are becoming more common in New Zealand’s towns and cities. Traditionally sold in vape shops, vaping devices are now sold in pharmacies, a move that even has the support of the asthma foundation. 

A pharmacy, a GP and a disability service provider have been ordered to review their procedures and apologise after an incorrect prescription resulted in the anti-seizure medication midazolam being incorrectly administered to a disabled patient

Chemist Warehouse is opening new stores outside Auckland for the first time, in Hamilton and Tauranga.