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Westview Pharmacy

Pharmacy Service

Region

West Auckland

Today

Open today 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Description

Our hours have changed owing to pressure in the team here. We will open at 9am and close at 5pm until the rush is over. Saturday hours will be 9-12 only. Sorry about this but the team is exhausted and we want to maintain safe practice.
Please take care of each other at this time. As things are changing rapidly and we are trying to keep the pharmacy's services going, we may need to work from behind closed doors or ask you to wait outside to maintain social distancing. Please do not be offended by this, but we don't want our team sick too. It's not just Covid-19 out there, Flu and Cold season is on its way.

Westview Pharmacy does not offer the Flu vaccine, many of our colleagues do. Those people over 65, the young and those with certain chronic illnesses are funded to receive their Flu vaccine from a pharmacist or their GP. The Flu vaccine will not protect against Covid-19, but many frail people will struggle to fight both viral infections at the same time.

If you don't want to come in to collect your prescriptions we can use a courier service to deliver to you, or if you call us and let us know who is picking up your medicines we can hand the medicines over to that person. This service at present will not be paid for by the Waitemata DHB, we will charge $5 a delivery to cover our costs.

Pharmacists can help to support the health of your family; they can provide advice and treatment for common minor illnesses for all ages.

Pharmacists ensure that prescriptions are dispensed correctly and that the medicine and dose is appropriate for you, so that you receive the maximum benefits from your medicines. Your pharmacist will help you understand what your medicines are prescribed for, how to take them, possible side effects and how to store them.

All advice and treatment is conducted in a professional and confidential manner and most services are provided free of charge and do not generally require an appointment.

For safe disposal, please return any expired or unwanted medicines, or needles/lancets and syringes to your pharmacy. For safe handling of sharps please return them in a small puncture proof container e.g. clean empty cream bottle or crushed aluminium can.

Please don't hesitate to contact us directly if you have any questions.

Dispensary Manager

Cassandra Walker B.Pharm MPS

Hours

Open today 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Mon – Fri	9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sat	9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Public Holidays: Closed on all public holidays.

Dispensing Services

Community pharmacy anticoagulant management Service (CPAMS) – INR testing for warfarin patients

Warfarin is used by some people as a blood thinning medicine e.g. after a stroke. It is important that blood results are regularly checked. This service involves having a quick…

Clozapine dispensing

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…

Medicines use review service (MURS)

Medicines Use Review Service enables community pharmacists to work with people who are on complex medicine regimens or have difficulty managing their medications. Our pharmacists are MUR accredited and can…

Maviret dispensing for hepatitis C

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…

Long-term conditions (LTC) service

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…

Methadone dispensing

This pharmacy works alongside the DHB methadone programme. Pharmacy staff can administer methadone on a daily, or a takeaway basis, depending on what has been agreed.

Smoking cessation

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

Other Pharmacy Services

Blister packs

This pharmacy can provide you with individually made blister packs of your medicines. These can be supplied weekly, fortnightly, or monthly depending on your needs. This type of packaging can…

Emergency contraceptive pill (ECP)

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…

Trimethoprim dispensing

This pharmacy has trained pharmacists who can supply the antibiotic, trimethoprim, for women aged between 16 and 65 who have an uncomplicated urinary tract infection.

Sildenafil dispensing for erectile dysfunction

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.

Disability aids

Selected oral contraceptives

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…

Specialised wound care

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.

Medicine & needles disposal service

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…

Needle exchange service

This pharmacy is part of the needle exchange service and is happy to assist with the disposal of unwanted sharps in a safe, hygienic manner and provide clean needles for…

WINZ and other reports

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

Wheelchair Access

Yes

Languages Spoken

English, Cantonese, Hokkien, Japanese, Mandarin, Vietnamese

Contact Details

5 Glendale Road, Glen Eden, Auckland