Pharmacies who are currently issuing Covid antiviral medication

Pharmacies who are currently issuing Covid antiviral medication: Kawerau Pharmacy Contact number: 07 323 8989 Normal weekend opening hours: not open weekends. Monday to Friday only excluding stat holidays Duty roster opening hours: not part of duty roster Delivery/pick up script info: will deliver locally in Kawerau area but only weekdays Opotiki Pharmacy Contact number: 07 315 6251 (Opotiki) 07 315 6240 (Church St) Normal weekend opening hours: 9 am -7 pm every Saturday (Opotiki Pharmacy), 10 am-12 pm every Sunday (Church Street dispensary- part of Opotiki Pharmacy about 400m away on the same road Church Street) Duty roster opening hours: as above Delivery/pick up script info: will deliver locally in Opotiki area Life Pharmacy Contact number: 07 308 6988 Normal weekend opening hours: 9 am -2 pm every Saturday Duty roster opening hours: 9 am-4:30 pm Saturday, 10:30 am - 4:30 pm Sundays and stat holidays Delivery/pick up script info: will deliver locally in Whakatane area Adamson Pharmacy Contact number: 07 308 7611 Normal weekend opening hours: 9 am-1 pm every Saturday Duty roster opening hours: 9 am-4:30 pm Saturday, 10:30 am - 4:30 pm Sundays and stat holidays (closed 1-2:30 pm for lunch) Delivery/pick up script info: will deliver locally in Whakatane area Additional information: In the rare situation that the duty pharmacy is not able to dispense the medication, Amit Kumar, the pharmacist at Adamson’s will arrange this. If needed he can be contacted on his mobile (022 153 4808) or by email : amit.kumar@unichem.co.nz. This will not include delivery but the Covid welfare team can be contacted to arrange this if needed .

Eastern Covid Welfare team contact information Telephone: 0800 633 277 Email: ebopcovid@bopdhb.govt.nz Important: Please liaise with the pharmacy by phone to advise how the patient will get the prescription or if you have made arrangements for delivery. Prescriptions only need to be delivered if patients have no other way of getting the prescription. All the pharmacies have confirmed they are happy for the patient to wait outside in their car if the GP notifies them of their car registration.

Alternatively family members can arrange to pick up the prescriptions.