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Carolyn Hooper, former executive officer of the Pharmacy Defence Association, retired this year after 20 years of helping pharmacists deal with the toughest moments of their professional lives. She speaks to Jonathan Chilton-Towle about her high-pressure but rewarding career

The Pharmacy Council has decided to take a “transitional approach” to implementing changes to pharmacist recertification requirements after considering feedback from the profession

The fickle year of 2020 for pharmacy has felt like a game of Monopoly. That seemingly never-ending game named ­after the domination of a market by a single entity

The unsustainability of pharmacy services is a common concern for Kiwi pharmacists, but did you know your colleagues all over the world are currently experiencing the same worries? 

The Pharmaceutical Schedule has been updated to allow pharmacist prescribers to apply for special authority to prescribe specific restricted medicines from today

The $18 million fund promised to pharmacy in June remains entirely unspent as no community pharmacies have ­applied for financial assistance, according to the Ministry of Health

All medicines containing codeine were reclassified as prescription medicines on 5 November 2020. Clinical advisory pharmacists Linda Bryant and John Dunlop discuss reasons for this decision and provide tips for pharmacists to help patients with the transition

Unichem Alexandra Pharmacy has stepped up to the plate after the Central Otago town’s visitor information centre closed.

TravelPharm Group, which operated airport health stores across the country, has been placed into liquidation following a court order