From July 1st 2024 funded medicine prescriptions will have a $5 charge (non-funded medicine prescriptions will have additional charges).

Prescriptions for fully funded medicines are free for people:

• aged 13 years or under
• aged 65 years and older
• of any age that have a community services card (CSC) and their dependent children (14-17 years old).
• that hold a Prescription Subsidy Card (PSC).

View the Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora website for more detailed information on prescription costs.

• Adult flu vaccine
• Pregnancy vaccinations
• 65 year old vaccinations
• Child flu vaccine
• Diphtheria / Tetanus / Pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine
• Measles / Mumps / Rubella (MMR) vaccine
• Shingles vaccine
• 45 year old vaccinations
• COVID-19 vaccination and boosters
• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine
• Meningococcal vaccine

Immunisation is the safest and most effective way to provide protection for you and your tamariki’s health. For more information view the NZ immunisation schedule.

This pharmacy offers a range of incontinence products and can assist you in selecting the most suitable to help you manage loss of bladder control.

Pharmacists who have completed the required training can issue (under the Holidays Act Amendment 2016) medical certificates for minor ailments (i.e., cough and cold) for eligible patients. Please reach out to https://www.chemistwarehouse.co.nz/medical-certificates to speak to one of our online pharmacists if you are currently unwell and require a medical certificate to have some time off work/study.

This pharmacy has specially trained pharmacists who are able to prescribe sildenafil (also called Viagra®, Vedafil® and Silvasta®) for erectile dysfunction in men aged 35 – 70 years who meet specific assessment criteria.

This service is designed for people with long-term illnesses who may need support with their medicines. An assessment is used to identify the things that affect their ability to take medication as prescribed. Pharmacists work together with the patient to address each issue. The pharmacist is able to assist you with managing your medications and can coordinate your medications so that your prescription repeats happen all at the same time and therefore require only one trip to have your prescriptions refilled. They can also provide you with a reminder service (via text message, email or phone call) to let you know when your next supply of medications is ready for collection. If you are having difficulties managing your medicines (e.g. forgetting to take them), please ask your pharmacist whether this service is right for you.

If you require reports on your medicines or the cost of your medicines please ask a member of the pharmacy team.

Unwanted medicines are often dumped into the toilet, tipped down the sink or put out with the garbage, which starts a journey that can seriously harm the environment. Please return any expired or unwanted medicines, or needles/lancets and syringes to your pharmacy. In doing so, we can make our home a safer place, help safeguard our community and protect our environment. There is no charge for this service.

This pharmacy can repack your medicines into compliance packaging (blister packs or sachet rolls) that specifies when you should take them. These can be supplied as weekly or monthly packs depending on your needs. This type of packaging can help you to take your medicine at the right time. It can also make it easier to see if you have missed a dose or are running out. It is useful if you are travelling as it avoids having to take multiple containers.

Pharmacist can supply Melatonin for the treatment of primary insomnia for adults aged 55 years or older for up to 13 weeks. Patients need to meet the eligibility criteria via pharmacist consultation.

Our specially trained pharmacists can supply selected oral contraceptives without a prescription under certain circumstances.

Up to six months’ supply of selected oral contraceptives can be sold to women who have previously been prescribed the same oral contraceptive within the last three years and who have not developed any risk factors.

There is a charge for both the medicine and the consultation when you receive this service.

Southern Cross Easy-Claim is a convenient way for Southern Cross members to claim for eligible healthcare products and services. Present your Member card or the app's virtual card at the checkout. Terms and conditions apply.

Pharmacy staff are trained to provide a service to help people to stop smoking. This service includes advice and providing quit smoking support aids e.g. nicotine gum.

This pharmacy has trained pharmacists who can supply the antibiotics nitrofurantoin or trimethoprim for urinary tract infections. These are available without a prescription to women between 16 and 65 years of age, who are not pregnant and do not have any other complicating factors. The pharmacist will complete a consultation to make sure the medicine is appropriate and refer you to the GP if required.

Our pharmacy offers vitamin B12 injections administered by trained professionals. A prescription may be required.

Some wounds require extra attention and skill to manage. This pharmacy has staff qualified to do this and can refer you to your doctor if necessary.

Your pharmacists are trained to assess whether the ECP is appropriate for you. This is done in a confidential manner. The ECP works best if taken as soon as possible after unprotected intercourse but may be taken up to 72 hours after. There is usually a charge associated with receiving the ECP, although at some pharmacies the ECP may be provided fully funded for eligible people.

PrEP is used to prevent HIV infection in individuals at elevated risk. A prescription is required from your doctor or health provider. .View the Healthify website for more information about PrEP

This pharmacy always has PrEP (tenofovir disoproxil and emtricitabine) in stock.

HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is used to prevent HIV infection in people who have had a potential high risk exposure. PEP must be started within 72 hours of the exposure, the earlier the better. View the Healthify website for more information about PEP.

The following pharmacies always have the drugs commonly used for PEP in stock (tenofovir disoproxil, emtricitabine, dolutegravir). A prescription is required. If you have been prescribed tenofovir disoproxil and emtricitabine only, please also see ‘HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)’ for pharmacies which keep these drugs in stock.

If you have been prescribed other medications, please contact the pharmacy to check they have the drugs in stock.