jct@pharmacytoday.co.nz

The Pharmacy Council received 79 responses to its consultation on raising the annual practising certificate fee, and most of them disagree with the rise

More than 98 per cent of pharmacy contract holders have signed variation 1A of the Integrated Community Pharmacy Services Agreement, giving them access to an extra $9.6 million in funding

The sight of pedestrians huffing out clouds of sweet-smelling vapour are becoming more common in New Zealand’s towns and cities. Traditionally sold in vape shops, vaping devices are now sold in pharmacies, a move that even has the support of the asthma foundation. Pharmacy Today reporter Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

Open outside of normal business hours and on weekends, with no appointments necessary, pharmacies are well placed to boost public uptake of the measles vaccine, many believe. 

All around the world, there are likely to be more rules and red tape for complementary medicine manufacturers wanting to sell their products

Three Invercargill pharmacists have set up shop in Invercargill’s Very Low Cost Access practice, He Puna Waiora Wellness Centre, introducing a new way for patients to meet copayment costs. 

For more than a decade, Grant Bai was a well-known figure in the New Zealand pharmacy sector. Before his resignation last year, he had been the head of Green Cross Health’s pharmacy division for six years. Pharmacy Today reporter Jonathan Chilton-Towle caught up with Grant last month to find out what he’s been up to since leaving pharmacy

A pharmacy, a GP and a disability service provider have been ordered to review their procedures and apologise after an incorrect prescription resulted in the anti-seizure medication midazolam being incorrectly administered to a disabled patient

More than 98 per cent of pharmacy contract holders have signed variation 1A of the Integrated Community Pharmacy Services Agreement, giving them access to an extra $9.6 million in funding

A new tool can help clinicians decide whether the benefits of aspirin will outweigh the risk for individual patients