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The next round of restricting immediate tax benefits for residential rental investors has now been released

Approaching the winter solstice, we must expect some of the year’s best albums to wash ashore. Often, we see a flood of new material at the end of the year, but by now we are hoping for the most innovative releases to set the tone. Here are two candidates

House MD is gob-smacked, his patient is furious

With ever-changing rules and expectations for pharmacists, patients with complex requirements, and the constant need to manage relationships with staff and other health professionals, the dispensary can be a confusing place

Only 13 per cent of patients return unused meds but those that do are likely to be disappointed by what happens to them, writes Barbara Docherty

The secret life of the hospital pharmacist - what we do for patients behind all of the green pen

For the otherwise well adult who does not need antibiotics for their cold and (possibly) flu symptoms, what advice can you reasonably offer beyond hot lemon and a pain reliever?

In Tim Tenbensel’s tale of two health ministers, neither emerges basking in glory, but one may yet prove to have lit the spark on healthcare integration

Chocolate fountain scene from The Mindy Project

This is the text of a letter sent to Michael James, Canterbury DHB pharmacy portfolio manager, by a pharmacist who wishes to remain anonymous