Patient Safety

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.

Key Te Whatu Ora health IT projects, including the flagship Hira programme, are now facing an uncertain future due to Budget cutbacks, despite a government briefing paper highlighting the sector’s crumbling infrastructure

New Zealand’s rates of persistent use of opioids may be cause for concern, University of Auckland School of Pharmacy lecturer Jay Gong says.

THE ANGLO-SWEDISH pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is withdrawing its COVID-19 vaccine globally.

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

The “high risk” of psychiatric side effects has led Medsafe to call for the over-the-counter oral antihistamine, promethazine (brand name Phenergan) not to be used by children aged under six