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Description
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. There is no charge for this service.
Please don't hesitate to contact us directly if you have any questions.
Dispensary Manager
Michelle and Shabana
Hours
| Mon – Fri | 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM |
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If out of hours please contact our sister pharmacy - Unichem Papakura Pharmacy, 287 Great South Road (opposite Papakura Courthouse), (09) 298 5303.
Public Holidays: Closed on all public holidays.
Languages Spoken
English, Fijian Indian, Gujarati, Hindi, Korean
Service Types
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…
Additional 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.
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.
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…
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.
Wheelchair Access
Yes
Region
South Auckland
Contact Details
48 Wood Street, Papakura
South Auckland
Phone
(09) 951 5385
Fax
(09) 298 4462
Healthlink EDI
woodstph
Prescription Email
48 Wood Street
Papakura
Auckland 2110
Street Address
48 Wood Street
Papakura
Auckland 2110
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This page was last updated at 11:53AM on December 18, 2020. This information is reviewed and edited by Wood Street Medical Centre Pharmacy.