Medicines and Therapies

Pharmacy charges for the emergency contraceptive pill have been wiped nearly 3000 times in two years, under a Northland pilot programme

Sobering data looking at medicine access and adherence for type 2 diabetes has highlighted the low pick-up rate of vital diabetes drugs by patients of all ethnicities

A postal pile-up has left a pharmacist in Kaeo with little room to move as she awaits help under Alert Level 3

Ivermectin, a drug used against parasites including head lice, has had a chequered history when it comes to treating COVID-19

Pharmac's First ethnicity criteria for a Special Authority drug have led to a “fantastic” Māori uptake of new diabetes medications, says National Hauora Coalition clinical director and GP Rawiri McKree Jansen.

The New Zealand Medical Association has made a formal submission objecting to a proposed expansion of medicines pharmacist prescribers can prescribe.

Sobering data looking at medicine access and adherence for type 2 diabetes has highlighted the low pick-up rate of vital diabetes drugs by patients of all ethnicities

A new study has highlighted the “clear safety benefit” of pharmacists being included in a patient’s healthcare team – particularly during any transition of care.

Pharmacists being able to dispense the gout prevention medication allopurinol without a prescription is one step closer to reality following the latest Medicines Classification Committee meeting.

Two bids to widen access to higherstrength doses of ibuprofen have been declined by the Medicines Classification Committee.