• Adult flu vaccine
• Measles / Mumps / Rubella (MMR) vaccine
• Diphtheria / Tetanus / Pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine
• Pregnancy vaccinations
• Child flu vaccine
• 45 year old vaccinations
• 65 year old vaccinations
• Shingles 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.

SHINGLES VACCINE - Now available at Edgecumbe Pharmacy - FREE if you are 65 years old.

FLU VACCINE - At the pharmacy, the Flu Vaccine is available to ages 3 years and over - so yes get your kids protected too !

Immunisation is one of the most effective medical interventions to prevent infections and has led to the decline of many serious, potentially lethal, diseases. 

This pharmacy has pharmacists that are trained to give FLU and MMR and Boosrix and Covid-19 vaccines.

The flu vaccination is FREE for:

• Māori or Pacifica people 55 years and older
• all people 65 years and older
•  pregnant women
• and free if you have an eligible long term medical condition eg asthma, heart, COPD, immunity etc
• All children ages 3 - 12 years

Measles ( MMR )  Vaccine is free,  for MMR vaccine at the pharmacy ages 15 - 49.   (Children MMR please book with your GP)

• Pfizer vaccine (12+ years)
• Child Pfizer vaccine (5-11 years)
• Anyone currently eligible can access
• Eligible GP enrolled patients only
• Make an appointment
• No appointment required
• Walk in

Getting a COVID-19 vaccine is an important step you can take to protect yourself, your kaumātua and whānau from the effects of the virus. For more information on the COVID-19 vaccines and eligibility visit Ministry of Health - COVID-19 vaccines

Covid-19 vaccines can be administered before, after, or at the same time as other national schedule vaccines. When the Nuvaxovid vaccine is given at the same time as the Shingrix shingles vaccine or the Fluad Quad flu vaccine, there may be a chance of experiencing a stronger post-vaccination response and you should discuss this with your vaccinator.

Getting a free COVID-19 vaccine is an important step you can take to protect yourself, your kaumātua and whānau from the effects of the virus.

For more information on the COVID-19 vaccines  visit Ministry of Health - COVID-19 vaccines

You need 2 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, and you need to leave 3 weeks ( if you are over 12 ) or 8 weeks ( 5 - 11 year old )  between your first and second dose.

BOOSTER ( 3rd shot ) - your Covid-19 1st Booster is  3 months  after your second dose.  Booster shots are only for 16 years and older.

SECOND BOOSTER ( 4th shot ) - Your Covid-19 Second Booster is 6 months after your 1st Booster.

NEW - THIRD BOOSTER (5th shot ) - Your Third Booster is 6 months after your 2nd booster, or 6 months after having Covid-19.
This shot is available starting on 1st April 2023 - Book now.
The Third Booster - now has 2 strains protection - Original and Omicron strain.

You need to wait at ( or outside ) the pharmacy 15 minutes after your vaccine.

Our service can help you request and print the following documents:

• International Travel Vaccination Certificate
• Your vaccination record

Our service can assist you to print and apply for a Face Mask Exemption Pass.

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.

This pharmacy has been registered to dispense Maviret (glecaprevir and pibrentasvir) for the treatment of Hep C and to provide you with counselling to support your treatment. You will not have to pay any pharmacy charges for your Maviret.

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 works alongside the DHB Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST) programme. Pharmacy staff can administer methadone or Suboxone on a daily, or a takeaway basis, depending on what has been agreed.

This pharmacy has specially trained pharmacists who are able to prescribe sildenafil for erectile dysfunction in men aged 35 – 70 years who meet specific assessment criteria.

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.

ECP is provided FREE if you are under 25 years old.

It is very important that you receive regular blood tests while you are taking clozapine. We will check your blood tests to make sure the appropriate dose of clozapine is dispensed for you.

This pharmacy can provide you with individually robotic made rolls of your medicines.

These can be supplied weekly, fortnightly, or monthly depending on your needs. 

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.

$10 charge applies to Blood Pressure check

Free consultation and throat swabbing for children aged 4 - 19 years.   Antibiotic treatment provided if needed.

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.

We are able to fill your under-14 year old's prescription for free (if the medication is fully funded) both within normal working hours and after hours.

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.

View the Ministry of Health website for information about COVID-19 antiviral medicine and who is eligible.

You will need a prescription from your doctor or nurse to receive the medication.

View the Ministry of Health website for information about COVID-19 antiviral medicine and who is eligible.

To receive the medication please call and talk to the pharmacist first, either immediately after you test positive or develop symptoms to see if the medicines are right for you.

We are able to offer additional support and funded services to eligible people isolating at home due to COVID-19.

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.

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.