Community Pharmacy

Pharmacy-only and prescription medications including insulin are being sold illegally on Facebook in New Zealand, possibly in ignorance of the law.

A fire broke out in the chemical oven at Douglas Pharmaceuticals in Auckland at the weekend

Auckland pharmacist Dave Lipanovic made it to the final three of 18 on the latest season of Survivor NZ

The new pharmacy services contract has gone live on the TAS website

A three-year long effort that succeeded in reclassifying the oral contraceptive pill so that it can be dispensed by pharmacists without a prescription took the top prize at the 2018 Pharmacy Awards

At least three DHBs have reached their annual cap for the number of people allowed to sign up to LTC pharmacy services

An urgent recall of sleeping supplement Worldwide Labs Melatonin has been issued

Auckland University’s Trudi Aspden and Lynne Petersen have won best oral presentation at the Life Long Learning in Pharmacy Conference in Brisbane

Cannabis-based medicine is a rapidly emerging field, so it is important that practical, evidence-based guidance and clinical efficacy evaluation tools are made available to support health professionals’ decision-making

The heat of retail pharmacy competition is making its presence felt, with Countdown Pharmacy Botany offering zero prescription fees as set by Chemist Warehouse