About
Trusted, personalised advice for you & your family
Who we are
Your community pharmacy, online
- Professional Pharmacists
- Personalised Care
- Follow Up Support
- Based in Auckland
- Online Consults
Over 70 years of community care
Henderson-Proud Since 1955
Our bricks-and-mortar pharmacy, Henderson Discount Pharmacy in Auckland, has been in the same Henderson location since the 1950’s as Devcich Pharmacy and we’ve been serving customers since 2009 under Timea's leadership.
Changing Times
The name Discount Pharmacy came about because, in 2009, we decided to discount prescription fees to our customers and as the first in our industry to do so, we certainly ruffled some feathers.
Offering Online Care
To support more New Zealanders, we expanded our services to offer an eCommerce solution focused on personalised consults and recommendations. We support NZ made and are NZ owned and operated.
We care about you
Our Mission
Our mission at My Dispensary is to provide personalised recommendations based on your health concerns and support locally produced, New Zealand brands.
We recognise the importance of trusted advice from qualified health professionals in ensuring your safety and overall well-being.
(09) 838 8500
Let's Talk
Consultations with our expert
Our goal is to help you become happier and healthier by assessing your situation, asking the right questions, and making recommendations based on your medical history, current medications, and lifestyle.
Make an appointment
Get personalised advice and prescription recommendations from our licenced pharmacists with our convenient and confidential online pharmacy consult service.
Get on with your day
Quick, knowledgeable advice personalised for you. No more waiting weeks to get an appointment.
Meet our pharmacists
If you are ready, let's start your health journey together
Timea
Owner / Pharmacist
My name is Timea Venter and I am passionate about pharmacy, positive psychology and a healthy lifestyle that includes good nutrition.
As a little girl I used to ask my mum to let me walk into every pharmacy we passed by just to feel the smell and the warmth of the staff always helping someone in need.
I also used to climb up to the medical cabinet and read the instructions to be able to give helpful advice to my parents’ friends when they would talk about their health problems.
I was at pharmacy school when I watched my dad having a stroke after a stressful work related conversation over the phone and unfortunately he never recovered. He went into a coma and died 3 days later. He was only 52 years old.
He never took his health seriously, although he was very intelligent he thought he could “outsmart” his high blood pressure and live a life full of stress and bad lifestyle choices without consequences.
Only when he was in the hospital did we realised how sick he really was.
That was a shock and an inspiration for me to help others lead a healthy lifestyle so no family should go through the suffering we went through when he left us.
My journey towards a more integrated approach to health was inspired by my own experiences later in life.
As soon as I turned 40 I started showing signs of insulin resistance. Knowing that my dad had diabetes I could not ignore the signs and forced me to look at my nutrition choices, especially my sugar addiction.
As soon as I quit having sugar (which was not easy) all my symptoms disappeared and other things have improved also: I slept better, lost weight, my skin cleared out among other things.
This broadened my view about the power of nutrition and the major role it plays in our health.
But, nutrition is not the only aspect to a healthy lifestyle. So is exercise, sleep, attitude change, meaningful connections and living with a sense of purpose.
When the opportunity came to have my own pharmacy in 2009, I didn’t hesitate. I knew that I wanted to have my own way of doing things and giving customers a great experience was my mission.
Shien
Pharmacist
To me being a pharmacist is a privileged position, and I have always had a long-held ambition to become one. I fully understand that although it is a demanding and challenging role, it is also a very rewarding one especially when I am able to help my customers achieve high quality health care and a better understanding of their medications. I enjoy assisting customers with their medication queries and providing recommendations where appropriate, counselling them and at the same time getting to know them more personally.
Jocelyn
Pharmacist
Jocelyn is our Mandarin and Cantonese speaking full-time pharmacist, who is responsible for our long term conditions patients, Clozapine patients and handles all general medicines enquiries.
“Pharmacy has always been a passion of mine and in the years that I have worked as a pharmacist I’ve come to really love the patient interactions that are involved. I enjoy helping people solve problems and seeing them walk out the door with a smile on their face really makes my day. I have a particular interest in cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and I enjoy counselling patients who are recently diagnosed with these conditions or starting new medications as I know how much of an impact that one conversation can have.”
Bob
Pharmacist
Bob is originally from Korea and his sense of humour and friendliness have quickly made him a customer favourite.
“I am passionate about everything to do with pharmacy and health, and enjoy engaging with the people in our community. I love my job and the daily duties of a pharmacist, such as verifying the accuracy of prescriptions, reviewing possible side effects, assigning the correct dosage, recommending the most suitable non-prescription drugs, and instructing patients how to take their medications.”
“Pharmacy has always been a passion of mine and in the years that I have worked as a pharmacist I’ve come to really love the patient interactions that are involved. I enjoy helping people solve problems and seeing them walk out the door with a smile on their face really makes my day. I have a particular interest in cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and I enjoy counselling patients who are recently diagnosed with these conditions or starting new medications as I know how much of an impact that one conversation can have.”
I had no doubt that being a pharmacist and helping people was my calling
My name is Timea Venter and I am passionate about pharmacy, positive psychology and a healthy lifestyle that includes good nutrition.
As a little girl I used to ask my mum to let me walk into every pharmacy we passed by just to feel the smell and the warmth of the staff always helping someone in need.
When the opportunity came to have my own pharmacy in 2009, I didn’t
hesitate. I knew that I wanted to have my own way of doing things and
giving customers a great experience was my mission.
Hello, Ni Hau, Talofa, Mālō e lelei, Szia, Anyoung Haseyo
We speak 12 languages
Our multicultural team of four experienced pharmacists speaks 12 languages, adding value to the quality of information we provide. We are committed to exceptional service and support for our customers in-store and online.