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Last week’s surprise change to cough medicine classifications will result in more than 200,000 products being recalled and cost manufacturers hundreds of thousands of dollars, a pharmaceutical industry body says.

Supermarkets in Auckland were this morning selling dextromethorphan-containing cough medicines at marked-down prices, five days after a sudden law change making these items pharmacist-only

The oral contraceptive pill shortage starting to bite several pharmacies near universities stretched to breaking point as students return to university

The health sector has been stunned and saddened by the sudden death of Stewart Jessamine, a much-loved and respected former Ministry of Health official

Researchers are undertaking a new survey of pharmacists later this year to see if the Integrated Community Pharmacy Services Agreement will usher in a wider range of services for customers

A spat has erupted over the Medicines Classification Committee’s recent recommendation that several popular cough and cold medicines available OTC be reclassified. An organisation representing manufacturers of such products is calling for a major reform of the committee, reports Jonathan Chilton-Towle

Time is running out for a Vietnamese pharmacist caught out by a recent change in the Australian Capital Territory’s skill shortage list.

Auckland locum pharmacist Victoria Dawson is also a gym instructor at Les Mills, leading get-fit dance classes. She talks to reporter Jonathan Chilton-Towle about her love of dance and exercise

The 2018/19 summer has been a weird one for allergy sufferers. It got off to a cold start, but the extreme, heat that came next saw a massive load of pollen swamping New Zealanders’ nostrils all at once. Jonathan Chilton-Towle investigates the effect on pharmacy sales

Former pharmacy tutor Diana Drumm is fondly remembered by the pharmacy sector, reports Jonathan Chilton-Towle