Patient Safety

NEW ZEALAND IS reviewing its rules on paracetamol in the wake of an Australian decision to restrict the number of pills in a pack.

Medsafe group manager Chris James looks at restriction notices and how pharmacists can help keep the public safe

New Zealand is reviewing its rules on paracetamol in the wake of an Australian decision to restrict the number of pills in a pack.  

Australia has new paracetamol restrictions which see significant changes to how many paracetamol tablets or capsules are sold, and from where, at any one time

An online pharmacy has pulled the STI self-testing product EttieKits from its website after concerns were raised by the New Zealand Herpes Foundation that the tests are not fit for purpose

A pharmacist who mistakenly dispensed the wrong inflammatory bowel medication at a time when her pharmacy was short-staffed has been criticised by the Health and Disability Commissioner

A year-8 award-winning inventor from Whitby Collegiate, Porirua, says research support from pharmacists was vital in the development of his AI-capable medication identifier Pill-Bot

Pharmacist and medical herbalist Phil Rasmussen looks at the complex issue of appropriate dosing for herbal medicines

Green Cross Health’s The Doctors chain of general practices has been the target of a fake app cyberattack 

Using artificial intelligence to make prescribing safer for older people is at the heart of research attracting nearly $400,000 in grant funding from the Health Research Council.