September 2024

WHAT MEGAN ELLIOTT loves most about being a pharmacy accuracy checking technician is the responsibility, problem-solving and variety of the role.

Pharmacy was smack in the middle of the relaunch of the ‘Stick it to hep C’ campaign in July. In a world-first, pharmacists will be able to prescribe the cure-all treatment for the disease, which could help the estimated 20,000 New Zealanders living with hepatitis C. Paulette Crowley spoke with the experts hoping to drive hep C out of town, for good

TEN YEARS AGO, Hamilton pharmacy owner Jin Kim had a vision.

Moore Markhams Auckland director Jonathan Roberts looks at accounting timesaving tools for pharmacy owners

Changes to the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme allowing New Zealand companies to export have been called a breakthrough for the sector by industry leaders.

From ‘decadent’ vitamin C skin creams to cold and flu drink sachets, independent pharmacy retail consultant Tina Hillier gives her reviews

Diarrhoea is a common digestive irritation. Dunedin pharmacist Darshana Kanjee, shares some tips with pharmacy staff for treating it

Nataly Martini provides a brief overview of selected causes of dizziness and vertigo, such as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and vestibular migraine. Through case studies, she explains how these conditions may differ from serious clinical syndromes such as cervicogenic dizziness, highlighting the complexities, risk factors and management of these conditions

Healthcare Handbook editor and clinical pharmacist Carmen Pope reviews the different types of warts and the treatments available

Clinical writer Noni Richards explains the assessment and management of pain, focusing on different types and severities of pain