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2023 was a huge year for pharmacy. Jonathan Chilton-Towle looks back at the biggest events

The delisting date for cilazapril has pushed out to mid-2024, Pharmac reports

Fifty students will be able to study pharmacist prescribing for free at the University of Otago from next year, and for the following two years

Women taking the oral contraceptive pill need to be made aware of its risks and symptoms to watch out for, says a coroner after two women died

New health minister Shane Reti is working on bringing back the $5 prescription copayment for most people but is not sure exactly when it will happen 

New Zealand’s hospital pharmacists gathered earlier this month to share the latest advancements in hospital pharmacy and recognise excellence in the profession. 

Thousands of people who have been taking a substitute ADHD medicine will have to start switching back to the original brand now it’s arrived back in the country. However, they won’t need a new script 

A retired pharmacist says allowing the sale of pseudoephedrine products would be a “backwards step” and would lead to armed hold-ups, whereas a practising pharmacist who experienced a hold-up welcomes the return of the products, saying they were an effective tool in pharmacists’ arsenal

The incoming coalition Government is committed to bringing back the $5 prescription fee, ACT Party leader David Seymour says

The documents released today by the incoming Coalition Govenment include a list of the ministers inside and outside Cabinet