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Nearly 70 per cent of the intern pharmacists who last year failed their clinical exams and resat in May have now passed

Nearly one in eight young people between the age of 12 and 25 years of age has been dispensed a psychotropic drug in the last 12 months according to new data released by He Ako Hiringa

Two fresh faces have been elected to the board of the Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand, according to voting results made public today 

A tribunal has found an Auckland pharmacist did most of what she was accused of in a charge brought by the Pharmacy Council’s Professional Conduct Committee, including checking scripts via Skype while overseas on a cruise

When Parsa Hadiyounzadeh became a pharmacy student, he could never foresee that he would launch his career during a pandemic.

An Auckland pharmacist is facing charges of inappropriate behaviour, including opening her pharmacy for a day without a pharmacist and checking scripts via Skype, while overseas on a cruise ship, as New Zealand went into its first COVID-19 lockdown

Efficiency, waitlists and speed are all measured in our healthcare system, but what about compassion? Researchers from the Compassion Lab at the University of Auckland explain to Paulette Crowley why the value needs to be measured like a KPI

Eighty-eight pharmacy owners in areas excluded from the minor ailments scheme have signed letters asking health minister Ayesha Verrall to expand the programme nationwide

Progress on collectivising the Hokonui locality is outstripping the ability of Te Whatu Ora to create the necessary support systems, says governance group member Jo Brand 

It’s time for action on women’s health issues, amid global shortage of hormonal treatment, experts say