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The Pharmacy Today team wishes all our fabulous readers a restful Christmas and New Year break as we prepare to take our annual summer holiday 

Long-time New Plymouth pharmacist Nico Jacobs had no immediate plans to retire. But business circumstances have seen him go from owner of the city’s only after-hours seven days a week pharmacy to locuming within the space of two months. Jody Hopkinson reports 

Pharmacy internships ahoy! Pharmacy school cohorts from both Auckland and Otago universities graduated with their Bachelor of Pharmacy degrees at ceremonies held over the last week.  

STI self-testing kits being sold online may be too good to be true, reports Jonathan Chilton-Towle

Te Whatu Ora wants pharmacists to offer more medicines reviews and OTC care and also to strengthen the primary care workforce, including pharmacy, to enable patients to stay well in their communities for longer

People with ADHD are being warned not to share medication, as the country is affected by a worldwide shortage

Retired Auckland specialist GP Tony Hanne appealed his suspension and $12,500 fine for prescribing ADHD drugs without a psychiatrist’s approval in a hearing at the Auckland High Court last week 

A Wellington Hospital pharmacist won the Dr L Berry Award for Best Paper or Poster Overall at the New Zealand Hospital Pharmacist Association Awards, held at the body’s annual conference in Dunedin last month

Pharmacies are seeing a surge in demand for whooping cough vaccinations as infection numbers worsen countrywide

With the silly season just around the corner, pharmacies around the country are being decked out in their Christmas best. Festive displays are popping up, end-of-year functions are being enjoyed, and Christmas uniforms are being donned. To get in the spirit of the season, Pharmacy Today asked pharmacies to share pictures of what they are getting up to this year.