June 2022

The expansion of Bargain Chemist is stepping up, with the New Zealand owners saying they are responding to demand, Paulette Crowley writes

The day after the announcement of Budget 2022, health minister Andrew Little told health leaders pharmacy would play a critical role in primary care. Ruth Brown reports

Pharmacists are disappointed a new fast-track pathway to residency for migrants in high-demand roles does not also include phar­macists and pharmacy technicians

A “different” approach to healthcare is the reason Zoom Health exists and the company continues to ride the wave of change, Paulette Crowley writes

A pharmacy serving vulnerable patients is part of a ground-breaking model to alleviate homelessness, Paulette Crowley writes

Pharmaceutical Society has taken over governance and training of Pharmacy Accuracy Checking Technicians, Jonathan Chilton- Towle reports

Second-generation Kaiapoi pharmacist believes in having a laugh and always putting the customer first, he tells Paulette Crowley

PHARMACY TECHNICIANS will soon have a seat at the table of the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand’s board.

A rare bird shakes a tail feather in a Picton pharmacy, Paulette Crowley writes

MĀORI, ASIAN AND PACIFIC peoples
are far less likely to be prescribed antidepressants
than New Zealand Europeans.