Medicines and Therapies

Pharmac’s drug buying approach disadvantages Māori, Pacific people, disabled people, those living with rare disorders and does little to reduce inequity. 

Pharmacist prescribers have had the list of drugs they can prescribe expanded for the first time since their role was established. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

AFT Pharmaceuticals has asked the Medicines Classification Committee to reclassify ibuprofen 300mg in powder form as a pharmacist-only medicine, but the Pharmaceutical Society is not so sure.

A proposal to reduce restrictions on pharmacists dispensing the gout medication allopurinol has pushed through one more barrier

Pharmac says its brand switch for most people receiving Humira injections will save money and improve and simplify access to adalimumab 

The most surprising aspect of the Ministry of Health’s expansion of drugs for pharmacist prescribers is that it took nine years to happen, says a leader in the field

For the last decade, Martin Woodbridge has worked with regulators, and industry and health professionals to promote the rational use of cannabis-based medicines. Here, he considers the introduction of cannabis-based medicines to New Zealand and explores what it means for pharmacy practice

Pharmac has negotiated an agreement with supplier Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) to purchase the antiviral molnupiravir

A Christchurch pharmacist has high hopes of success for his petition on medicine wastage now that National’s health spokesperson Shane Reti has promised to present it in Parliament.

Linda Bryant discusses gout, a chronic long-term condition that is often associated with other diseases, and drug-related morbidity and mortality. As such, gout needs to be addressed holistically as part of the psychosocial medical model