Prescribing

New words have come within the scope of pharmacists and the list is still growing, writes Pharmaceutical Society president Ian McMichael

Pharmacy trailblazer John Dunlop has retired, having finished his term on the Pharmaceutical Society board and written his last column for Pharmacy Today. 

The New Zealand Hospital Pharmacists’ Association conference was held in Auckland from 8-10 November, attracting 173 delegates. Pharmacy Today journalist Angela Woods reports

Despite the popularity of this year’s postgraduate pharmacist prescriber course, it will not run again until 2021 after undergoing a revamp

The Hospital Pharmacists Association 2019 conference was held at Auckland's Waipuna Conference Centre over the weekend, with a focus on the future and flux capacitors 

Two hundred and fifty pharmacists have undertaken voluntary training since early September to supply the sleep medication melatonin without a prescription since training began in September

Two hundred and fifty pharmacists have undertaken voluntary training since early September to supply the sleep medication melatonin without a prescription since training began in September

Pharmacists won’t be prescribing independently, at least for now, according to a new position statement from the Pharmacy Board of Australia

Prescriptions for anti­psychotics have shot up in New Zealand over recent years, often to treat conditions other than psychosis, says Phil Rasmussen, technical director of herbal manufacturer Phytomed

In the UK, pharmacists in primary care are solving multiple problems in a stretched national health service