Pharmacy Practice

Unichem Waiora Pharmacy manager Alaa Al-Khaleefa talks to Natasha Jojoa Burling about moving to New Zealand as a refugee, becoming a pharmacist and why she is now a member of the New Zealand Army Reserve Force

As more independent pharmacies close and increasing numbers of discounters open, smaller pharmacies are being urged to advertise that their prescriptions are now free and to highlight their points of difference.

The National Party would exempt Community Services Card and SuperGold Card holders, and beneficiaries from the $5 copayment. Pharmacists say they would spend too much time policing the exemptions and not enough explaining how people should take their medicines. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

The National Party would exempt Community Services Card and SuperGold Card holders, and beneficiaries from the $5 copayment. Pharmacists say they would spend too much time policing the exemptions and not enough explaining how people should take their medicines. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

As more independent pharmacies close and increasing numbers of discounters open, smaller pharmacies are being urged to advertise that their prescriptions are now free and to highlight their points of difference.

The Health Practitioners’ Disciplinary Tribunal has found Auckland pharmacist Nee Nee Ong guilty of most aspects of a charge of professional misconduct, including checking scripts remotely while overseas on a cruise.

When University of Otago social pharmacy researcher Pauline Norris first heard prescription copayments were going to be dropped, she didn’t believe it, writes Natasha Jojoa Burling

Pharmacists had a chance to reconnect and recognise their outstanding peers at the Pharmaceutical Society’s first conference since the pandemic hit. ‘Just Breathe’ was meant to take place in 2020 but was cancelled due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19. The two-day conference was finally held on 17 and 18 June at the Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre in Mt Wellington, Auckland. Paulette Crowley and Natasha Jojoa Burling went along

PHARMACIST DANNY WU is the interim wayfinder for Te Whatu Ora’s northern region, leading commissioning teams for health services from Ōtāhuhu to Cape Reinga.

Unichem Waiora Pharmacy manager Alaa Al-Khaleefa talks to Natasha Jojoa Burling about moving to New Zealand as a refugee, becoming a pharmacist and why she is now a member of the New Zealand Army Reserve Force