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The very idea of Pharmac presents a conundrum for the minister in charge, Act leader David Seymour

Clinical pharmacist Katrina Azer discusses the problems facing pharmacy and potential solutions for its future

PHARMACY SECTOR representatives have told Te Whatu Ora that the 2.51 per cent funding increase it plans to offer community pharmacies this year is unacceptable and inadequate.

The return of the $5 prescription fee last month has hit community pharmacy hard with one pharmacist saying his scripts are down by 20 per cent

Changes to the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme allowing New Zealand companies to export have been called a breakthrough for the sector by industry leaders

Two general practices have pulled the plug on their urgent-care clinic contracts – one pushed and one jumping – after staffing and funding issues saw them struggle to meet ACC requirements 

A junior pharmacist who mistakenly dispensed an antidepressant instead of a fertility medication has been found to have breached a patient’s rights by the Health and Disability Commissioner

On 1 July, the Coalition Government reintroduced the $5 prescription fee for most New Zealanders. Zahra Shahtahmasebi checks in with pharmacies to see how they are faring with the change

A University of Otago study has found patients of pharmacies that offered free prescriptions were less likely to be adherent to their diabetes medicine than patients of pharmacies that did not

Four new regional deputy chief executives have been announced by Te Whatu Ora