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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 

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

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.

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

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

Maintaining the controlleddrugs register book is a dreaded and time-consuming task for many pharmacists but a solution may be coming soon. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

The Health and Disability Commissioner has found a pharmacy breached a patient’s rights by mistakenly dispensing him another patient’s prescription for the Parkinson disease medication Sinemet

It’s been a whirlwind year for many, with pharmacy having to deal with a raft of challenges throughout, writes editor Jonathan Chilton-Towle

It’s been a whirlwind year for many, with pharmacy having to deal with a raft of challenges throughout, writes editor Jonathan Chilton-Towle

AS THE SHORTAGE OF the hormone replacement therapy oestradiol continues, pharmaceutical companies are doing their bit to get more supplies into the country.