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The Silver Ferns claimed an epic win over Australia in the Netball World Cup finals in July. And one of those stars usually spends her time as a locum pharmacist in Dunedin. 

Rural pharmacy owners often say it’s difficult to attract young pharmacists to small towns, but one 25-year-old can’t stay away from the tiny settlement of Cromwell

A small team of pharmacists working for Otago and Southland’s only PHO is hoping to recruit the help of southern community pharmacists to deliver clinical services as demand grows

A woman has been arrested and police are seeking a man in relation to an incident of prescription fraud in Southland

The University of Otago’s School of Pharmacy and the Southern DHB have launched a joint clinic aimed at improving medicines adherence

Police are investigating after fake prescriptions for the nerve pain medication gabapentin were presented at Southland pharmacies

A Dunedin pharmacy owner and a celebrity doctor will have 15 minutes to impress Southern DHB bigwigs with their collaborative project tomorrow

In a blow for Otago and South­land, health minister David Clark says he has no immediate plan to review the contentious pop­ulation-based funding formula often blamed for the Southern DHB’s deficit woes

Offering teeth extraction and fresh leeches would likely see today’s pharmacists appearing before a disciplinary hearing but in 1868 those were hot selling points to get customers through the door

Southern DHB’s focus on transforming primary and community care makes taking on the role of chair of Alliance South “particularly exciting” for Dr Carol Atmore