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Two young pharmacists represented New Zealand at the recent World Health Assembly in Geneva.

Pharmacists are surprised at the result of a study calling for an urgent update to guidelines around the antipsychotic drug clozapine

Christchurch's Urgent Pharmacy and the local Pegasus Health PHO are going through a messy divorce

The Pharmacy Council has removed a controversial change from its revised code of ethics that would have made it ethical for pharmacists to promote products not backed up by evidence of efficacy.

Medsafe has seized more than 52,000 units of pharmacy-only medicines, worth nearly a quarter-million dol­lars, that were being illegally sold by Auckland health food stores.

Many New Zealand pharmacists serving in World War I felt their skills were not well utilised, according to an academic.    

Winter is here and with it colds, flu, and misinformation about both these ailments often spread by over-reliance on Dr Google

Pharmacists have until 16 June to agree to an extension of the current Community Pharmacy Services Agreement.

Auckland pharmacists might be getting some unexpected visitors when unannounced auditors turn up at their door.
 

Pharmacists are relieved the long-running shortage of heart medication metoprolol succinate is over, but are concerned the same thing might happen again if Pharmac does not make changes to its processes.