Pharmacist

No pharmacists have been infected with COVID-19 during the pandemic so far, figures from the Ministry of Health show

Not much is known about the first female pharmacist in New Zealand, Elizabeth Robinson. But at a time when most women in pharmacy were unpaid and unrecognised helpers to their husbands, Elizabeth became a registered chemist and pharmacy owner. Jonathan Chilton-Towle tells her story

Identifying just one contribution to health is not easy when you’re talking about a pharmacy veteran like Linda Bryant, who has achieved on many fronts

For two decades, Whangarei pharmacist Iain Buchanan has spent four days a year touring the beautiful Northland countryside on his bike as part of the annual BDO Tour of Northland race. 

Recently retired pharmacist prescriber and co-writer for this paper’s Pharmacist Clinic pages John Dunlop talks to reporter Angela Woods about woodworking, one of the many hobbies he is enjoying after winding up his long career last year at the age of 80. He showcases his woodworking shed that he built with his own hands 

Recently retired pharmacist and co-owner of Parkside Pharmacy Robert Fleming talks to Pharmacy Today reporter Jonathan Chilton-Towle about moving from dispensing medication to becoming passionate about the everyday cycling revolution taking place in Christchurch 

Recently retired pharmacist and co-owner of Parkside Pharmacy
Robert Fleming talks to Pharmacy Today reporter Jonathan Chilton-Towle about moving from dispensing medication to becoming passionate about the everyday cycling revolution taking place in Christchurch 

Former Pharmaceutical Society president John Berry has retired for a second time, handing over both of his Levin pharmacies to son Philip Berry and fellow pharmacist Neville Gimblett 

Two hundred and fifty pharmacists have undertaken voluntary training since early September to supply the sleep medication melatonin without a prescription since training began in September

Hospital pharmacists are going “Back to the Future” in Auckland today, with the movie-themed New Zealand Hospital Pharmacists’ Association conference officially opening this afternoon