Education

Results from the cannabis referendum showed that, as a nation, we are not ready to legalise cannabis. However, patients with a variety of problems ask to be prescribed medicinal cannabis. Psychiatrist David Codyre, reviews the evidence for both benefits and harms of cannabinoids

Five leading pharmacy organisations are requesting the Pharmacy Council release the results of its consultation on proposed changes to pharmacists’ continuing education requirements, but the council is not budging

The Pharmacy Council has so far received more than 100 applications for its $1.7 million pharmacy relief fund

The Pharmacy Council has so far received more than 100 applications for its $1.7 million pharmacy relief fund

With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging overseas, sneezes are not going unnoticed. GP Jo Scott-Jones reviews the facts about sneezing, including how we sneeze and the many things that might make us sneeze in the first place

Pharmacist and reclassification expert Natalie Gauld gives a first-hand account of how the relentless monitoring of type 1 diabetes can lead to burnout, and how health professionals can support their patients 

The Pharmacy Council has decided to take a “transitional approach” to implementing changes to pharmacist recertification requirements after considering feedback from the profession

GP Dermot Coffey says it is reassuring that the new guidelines for asthma management in New Zealand should help both patients and the environment, although an increased awareness of the environmental impact of medications is essential 

Most pharmacists responding to a survey by Pharmacy Today are not keen on the Pharmacy Council’s proposed changes to their recertification process and want the change delayed

Consultant paediatrician Rebecca Hayman and house officer Melissa Hassan describe how you can help children and their whānau manage constipation, a common and challenging problem