Community Pharmacy

The long-awaited recommendations of a mental health and addiction inquiry are a step in the right direction but “a lot of hard work” lies ahead, says the new Pharmaceutical Society president

Pharmacists are being invited to take part in a Medsafe survey aiming to understand how they report adverse drug reactions

Graeme Smith has stepped down as president of the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand following three years in the job

Two Wellington pharmacy owners who refused to take “no” for an answer will finally open a wellness bar within their pharmacy, following a long-running battle with Ministry of Health officials

The deregulation of pharmacy ownership is back in the spotlight with the long-awaited draft version of the Therapeutic Products Bill due out for consultation by the end of the year

Medsafe has issued a second warning of potential liver harm caused by herbal supplements containing Artemisia annua extract – mainly Arthrem – with more users presenting with hepatotoxicity

Forty-four Auckland pharmacies have signed up for the second phase of a programme to reduce preventable harm in primary care

Community pharmacists are being asked to share good practices they’ve developed to ensure people with a disability have access to services

The owners of Zoom Health, the medicine delivery app, have their sights set on a new group – community pharmacy – after initially targetting GPs

The owners of a rural Northland pharmacy gutted by fire are now making a daily two-hour trip to deliver medicines to their patients