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Pharmacists in areas where the $5 prescription charge was temporarily waived following Cyclone Gabrielle say the change has improved medicines access, and they want it extended

Not many 23-year-olds would consider owning their own business, but Christchurch pharmacy intern Micah Woodfield has done just that 

The New Zealand share market has reacted positively to the news that AFT Pharmaceuticals’ flagship product Maxigesic was approved for sale in the US

Peter Balle is being remembered as a long-serving Auckland community pharmacist, a devoted father, a lover of good food, wine, and a good laugh. 

Incoming health minister Ayesha Verrall recognises that the $5 prescription copayment is a barrier to patients accessing medicines – but she has no plans to remove it. 

After Cyclone Gabrielle battered Aotearoa New Zealand’s northeastern regions last month, pharmacists in affected areas mounted a heroic effort to ensure their communities stayed supplied with vital medicines. Paulette Crowley and Jonathan Chilton-Towle report on some of those stories

Incoming health minister Ayesha Verrall recognises that the $5 prescription copayment is a barrier to patients accessing medicines – but she has no plans to remove it. 

THE PHARMACY COUNCIL will be increasing its annual practising certificate fee and disciplinary levy by 4.1 per cent this year.