Pharmacy Practice

Pharmacies are opening at a rate of knots in the City of Sails.

Wellington clinical pharmacist Chris Jay has been appointed to the position practice and policy manager for the Pharmaceutical Society

Calls are growing for reduced prescriptions of fluoroquinolones due to increasing resistance and negative side effects

A ban from selling codeine-based cold and flu tablets OTC from January 2020 has been recommended by Medsafe’s Medicines Classification Committee

A prominent medical specialist says his comments suggesting selling assisted dying drugs at pharmacies is a logical solution to the euthanasia debate were taken out of context

Chemist Warehouse has revealed it's opening a new store in south Auckland, after advertising new job opportunities on recruitment website seek.co.nz

Amazon has landed in Australia and has its sights set on New Zealand, but its reach has so far not extended to pharmacy products

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

Medsafe is investigating a potential scam offering Auckland pharmacists free delivery of pharmaceuticals from India, and in a time frame that would break the international airspeed record

They may not have the support of the entire medical sector, but natural health products are a big part of New Zealand’s retail scene, particularly for pharmacy.