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The workforce crisis has intensified competition for pharmacists, with reports of some being poached with big money offers. Jody Hopkinson reports

After two years with not one applicant for the full-time pharmacist role at Ohakune Pharmacy, the owner is temporarily changing the service model; the pharmacy will become a depot

Pharmacists who applied for the 2024 intake of the voluntary bonding scheme, intended to entice more staff to rural areas, are still waiting to hear if their applications have been approved over six months after applications have closed

Cultural-safety education for staff and buying takeaways for patients missing out on meals were just two of the reasons a Martinborough pharmacy was recognised for excellent customer service at the Wairarapa Business Awards 2024 last week

The newest representative for the 2025 National Annual Agreement Review process says they are “hopeful and excited” about advocating for the future of pharmacy

Just as Otago and Auckland universities are looking to replace their Bachelor of Pharmacy degrees with master’s programmes, and Waikato University is about to open the country’s first postgraduate programme so, too, are changes in Australian pharmacy academia afoot. 

Six Invercargill pharmacy staff ran in the Queenstown marathon at the weekend, along with honorary Sylvan Bank Pharmacy team member Claudia Stevenson, a low-vision athlete from Melbourne who ran the marathon distance with pharmacy owner Kim Forsyth as her guide. 

Health and beauty products delivered directly from your chemist to your door? A bit of take-out with your retail therapy, perhaps?  

The World Pharmacy Council has appointed Pharmacy Guild president Keshree Naidoo-Rauf as its Pacific representative

A doctoral candidate’s research into patterns of prescribing and how this may influence patients’ recovery from stroke in New Zealand has been internationally recognised