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Pharmaceutical Society chief executive Richard Townley is retiring after nearly two decades at the helm

The Australian Medical Association wants pharmacists to be able to give greater price reductions as many patients find meds unaffordable 

Pharmacists will need to judge whether a customer has been “displaced” due to damage inflicted by Cyclone Gabrielle and so be eligible for a prescription fee waiver

Free healthcare funding for patients displaced by deadly Cyclone Gabrielle has been extended until after Easter

Just how much of the pharmacy sector remains unrepresented in the annual agreement review is unclear 

Te Whatu Ora has extended the waiver of the $5 prescription fee for displaced people in and from areas affected by Cyclone Gabrielle

Virtual clinical pharmacist Katrina Azer works at Tend, a digital health provider with 17 general practices that see pharmacists as crucial parts of a collaborative primary healthcare team

Māori would benefit from funded minor ailment services, researchers have found in a new study

Antibiotic use has dropped by 31 per cent in Canterbury since 2012, but remains higher than in the UK and Europe, study finds 

The publication of drug companies’ payments to doctors is a boon for transparency and for patients’ understanding of the relationship between the industry and their healthcare professional, says Medicines New Zealand