Capital & Coast

Pharmacist and Pharmacy Council manager of compliance Pam Duncan has been remembered for her influence over the pharmacy profession and for touching the lives of many of its members

Kurt Docherty, executive officer of the Pharmacy Defence Association, can rightly be called a strong defender of pharmacy, especially if it comes down to muscle power

Taking over the reins of the well-known Raumati Road Pharmacy on the Kapiti Coast at the height of the COVID-19 lockdown was a mixed bag for new owner Martin Lowis

Pharmacist Scott Bowman was censured and ordered to attend therapy sessions by the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal due to a noise complaint that escalated explosively in 2017 

A collaborative effort to improve gout management in Māori and Pacific patients has seen a Kapiti Coast pharmacy chosen as a finalist in the Health Quality and Safety Commission’s Whakakotahi Challenge

A senior pharmacy technician is calling for the profession to be registered to help advance technician roles and help shoulder some of pharmacists’ workplace pressures

September 25 is World Pharmacists Day, an international day designated by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) to promote and advocate the role of pharmacists