Some intern preceptors are calling for the annual intern assessment centre to be changed after numerous claims a high number of interns failed last year
Since the traffic light COVID-19 management system was introduced late last year, masks have been required in retail stores such as pharmacies during the orange and red settings
As New Zealand moves to phase three of its response to the Omicron outbreak, the Government has announced pharmacies and other retailers will be able to sell rapid antigen tests to the public
Napier pharmacist Caroline Kelly-Lowe has been found guilty of practising pharmacy without a certificate on two occasions, and failing to comply with recertification requirements repeatedly for more than a decade
Pharmacies are being flooded with an influx of people wanting rapid antigen tests but are being forced to turn most of them away because they are not eligible
The Ministry of Health is advising community pharmacies to be “pragmatic” when deciding who is eligible to access rapid antigen tests, but it appears that message may not have reached all DHBs
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
One of the architects of an overhaul of the health system believes pharmacists in the future will play a greater role in vaccination and treating minor health conditions in the community
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
