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The pharmacy throat-swabbing service for patients at high risk of rheumatic fever is now being offered at 100 pharmacies, although some pharmacists say the workforce crisis has hampered uptake of the service. 

Three pharmacy technicians from Unichem Olsen’s Pharmacy in Greymouth are recovering today after successfully competing in the gruelling Merrell Spring Challenge adventure race over the weekend. 

Pharmacist prescribers are welcoming a set of new prescribing principles designed to guide all prescribers

Te Whatu Ora is accepting responsibility for an incorrect answer to a written question in Parliament by health minister Shane Reti

The Government says a cost blowout for the new Dunedin Hospital, which could see its price tag reach close to $3 billion, means the planned project can no longer be justified

Pharmacist numbers increased more rapidly than usual last year but are still failing to keep pace with population growth

After 16 years owning Mosgiel’s Unichem Central Pharmacy, pharmacist Amy von Huben is handing the many hats it takes to run a pharmacy to Joshua Choie, a pharmacist local to Mosgiel

A six per cent increase in funding for lab services providers has been welcomed, but concerns remain about how much of it will reach those on the front line

Hospital pharmacists want to do more to improve patient outcomes but are hindered by insufficient resources, inadequate remuneration and a lack of recognition

A legal challenge over the Medical Council’s 2021 guidance statement on the COVID-19 vaccine and anti-vax claims was underway in the High Court at Wellington today