Environment

After more than two years of encouraging patients to be more thoughtful about plastic waste, a Wellington pharmacy estimates around four per cent of their customers are bringing back their bottles for reuse or recycling

A guideline highlighting steps the health sector can take to reduce the sector’s substantial carbon footprint was launched this week by associate health minister Julie Anne Genter

A Christchurch pharmacist is proposing high-margin hemp products as a solution to financial woes for community pharmacy

From commissioning custom-made bags to reusing stock boxes, pharmacy staff are preparing ahead of the Government’s planned ban of plastic bags. 

If we’re serious about feeding the world’s growing population healthy food, and not ruining the planet, we need to get used to a new style of eating

The heavy rain and flooding that hit Otago yesterday saw Milton Pharmacy close its doors