Community Pharmacy

Recent research reveals that more asthma exacerbations are being dealt with in the community, with pharmacists helping to manage them, keeping people out of hospital, writes Paulette Crowley

Independent Pharmacists Association of New Zealand chief information officer Sarah Mooney shares some findings from her organisation’s recent workforce survey

In part two of her series on reducing medication errors, clinical pharmacist Katrina Azer looks at cultivating safe workplace cultures, focusing on psychological safety, minimising the occurrence of errors and fostering workplace innovation

Two months after copayments were dropped from most medicines, many still don’t know about it, and pharmacists are calling for Te Whatu Ora to do more advertising. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

Two months after copayments were dropped from most medicines, many still don’t know about it, and pharmacists are calling for Te Whatu Ora to do more advertising. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

As hospital emergency departments are overwhelmed by a record influx of patients this winter, pharmacists are calling for the minorailments scheme to be expanded. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

Pharmacy accuracy checking technician Palki Kaur talks to Paulette Crowley about the business of pharmacy, her role as a mentor and her love of philosophy

E-lockers that can be used as delivery portals for medicines and retail items are starting to be used atNew Zealand community pharmacies.

In the first of a two-part series, pharmacist Katrina Azer reflects on lessons from the book Indistractable by Nir Eyal, covering the causes of dispensing errors, and the role of distractions and how to eliminate them

Kunal Arora arrived in New Zealand at 18. Four years later, he runs and co-owns a pharmacy in New Plymouth. He talks to Paulette Crowley about early mornings, discipline and learning on the job