Medicines Control

 A rural Rangitikei district pharmacy appears to have caught Medicines Control without rules to back up its audit demands. 

The first results since unannounced pharmacy audits were rolled out nationwide are in – and they aren’t good news for the sector

The powerful opioid fentanyl may be reclassified amid fears of a looming repetition of over­seas trends of abuse and bootleg manufacture

A warning over the safety of a popular herbal supplement has led to questions over whether non-pharmacists should be allowed to sell dietary products on internet auction site Trade Me

A pharmacy is waiting in the wings to link up with a new medical centre created to cater to the needs of workers in Auckland’s CBD.

Pharmacists have taken a swipe at the new unannounced pharmacy auditing system, with one saying auditors had been “intimidating and rude” when they visited his business.

The results of the unannounced pharmacy audit trial are in and the standards are lower than expected.

Community pharmacists can improve medicine safety in the wake of a report highlighting that about one-third of patients admitted to hospital are suffering some form of medicines-related harm.