Prescribing

Amanda Cameron peeps inside general practices to find out how they are using the country’s best-qualified pharmacists

Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports on an HDC case where a woman prescribed sodium valproate later became pregnant

Pharmacist prescribers can now prescribe COVID antiviral medicines, although they fear delays means many people have missed out, Paulette Crowley reports

Deputy health and disability commissioner Rose Wall has made recommendations to improve accessibility of information about the anti-seizure medicine sodium valproate and the risk it poses to unborn children

Pharmacist prescribers can now prescribe COVID antiviral medicines, although they fear delays means many people have missed out, Paulette Crowley reports

Leading Pacific pharmacist Kasey Brown tells Paulette Crowley why she let go of three leading roles to become a pharmacist prescriber

MĀORI, ASIAN AND PACIFIC peoples
are far less likely to be prescribed antidepressants
than New Zealand Europeans.

Māori, Asian and Pacific peoples are far less likely to be prescribed antidepressants than New Zealand Europeans

The latest report from the chief science advisor was requested by health professionals concerned about antimicrobial resistance

Specialist GP Graham Gulbransen would like to see standard prescription medicines substituted with medicinal cannabis, with growing evidence showing benefits for a range of health conditions