Health minister Andrew Little still has no plans to take action on removing the $5 copayment, although he now says it is an issue the Government will inevitably have to address.
Despite having a prestigious career spanning more than 40 years at the forefront of developments in New Zealand pharmacy, Linda Bryant was still surprised when she received a New Year Honour this year.
An application to reclassify the gout prevention medicine allopurinol for dispensing without a prescription by trained pharmacists, has been delayed at the request of the submitter.
Waiuku pharmacist Feras Dawood has been struck off and fined for attempting to frame a junior colleague for a dispensing error he made that resulted in a woman being hospitalised.
When not working at Pukekohe South Pharmacy, pharmacist Marie Tsai can often be found leading her local St Lukes Brownies group. Jonathan Chilton-Towle speaks to Marie about what Girl Guides means to her
A group of pharmacy owners is seeking a judicial review of the Hutt Valley and Tairāwhiti DHBs’ decisions to grant pharmacy contracts to Countdown Pharmacies in Wainuiomata and Gisborne
The Pharmaceutical Society has urged legislators not to forget the pharmacy sector when it rolls out health reforms under new legislation now going through Parliament
Pharmacies will most likely have to wait until New Zealand enters phase three of its response to the Omicron COVID-19 outbreak before they can supply rapid antigen tests to the public
Veteran pharmacist Linda Bryant has been recognised as an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to pharmacy and health in the 2022 New Year Honours List