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From next year, all new pharmacists will be trained as vaccinators to curb increasing rates of infectious disease in New Zealand

Nyamuragira and nitrofurantoin – one is an antibiotic used to treat urinary tract infections and one is a volcano that recently erupted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Bernadette Brown is a Scottish pharmacist who has applied her independent prescribing skills and business acumen to transforming her community pharmacy into an award-winning community health hub.

Prescription fees are preventing patients from collecting medicines and the prescription subsidy scheme is confusing and cumbersome, the interim Health and Disability System Review has found

Canterbury DHB hospital pharmacy staff have called off their planned strike action at the 11th hour after receiving a long-awaited contract offer

The Ministry of Health is urgently working through issues preventing community pharmacists from giving MMR vaccinations as the Auckland measles outbreak worsens

Every day, GP clinics fax pharmacies thousands of prescriptions

Medsafe appears to have got its skates on when it comes to progressing pharmacy licence applications

The bosses of the Pharmacy Guild and Countdown Pharmacy are advising their member pharmacies to vary their pharmacy services contracts

The Silver Ferns claimed an epic win over Australia in the Netball World Cup finals in July. And one of those stars usually spends her time as a locum pharmacist in Dunedin.