A common theme when talking to pharmacists is a desire to offer new services, funded services of course, and the ability to offer publicly-funded MURs and MTAs is often brought up as an example of this.
Community pharmacists can improve medicine safety in the wake of a report highlighting that about one-third of patients admitted to hospital are suffering some form of medicines-related harm.
Pharmacists should stay vigilant for prescription fraud after a woman was allegedly found presenting false scripts for tramadol around the upper North Island.
The New Zealand Medical Association looks set to again criticise the section of the Pharmacy Council's new code of ethics dealing with the supply of alternative medicine.