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Green Cross Health’s full-year financial results show a 3.2 per cent increase in net profit, despite profits falling in its pharmacy and community health divisions

AFT Pharmaceuticals reports a strong rise in operating earnings as it benefits from growth in its main over-the-counter medicine portfolio and the successful conclusion of clinical trials on the key Maxigesic pain relief products

Understanding how consumers view money and how their spending habits could change may reap rewards on the shop floor, writes ASB head of healthcare David Rhind

When the first Chemist Warehouse opened in Auckland, the discount pharmacy giant was tipped to swiftly dominate the New Zealand pharmacy market, as it has done in Australia where it has more than 400 stores. A year and a half later, there are five stores in Auckland, with a least one more opening soon

The resignation of Green Cross Health chief financial officer Steve Browning was announced this week by the board

The prospect of medicinal cannabis products being sold on pharmacy shelves may become a reality as early as next year, following last year’s passing of the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Act. 

Two Wellington pharmacists on a mission to level the playing field on free prescriptions are determined not to give up the fight, despite a knock-back from the Commerce Commission

Since the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Act was passed last December, the clock has been ticking on the setting of rules for commercial medicinal cannabis production. Simon Maude visits one of the leading start-ups hoping to catch the green wave

The half-year financial results for Ebos quickly proved unpopular with the market, prompting a drop in the Christchurch-based pharmaceutical and animal meds wholesaler's share price