University of Otago

GPs should especially be on the lookout for medication-related harm in elderly patients, according to the lead author of a new study that crunched general practice data

Neither nosediving enrolment numbers nor COVID-19 could dampen the mood in Auckland and Otago as the pharmacy schools officially welcomed students into the first year of the programme at their annual White Coat Ceremonies

Enrolments for first-year students are nosediving at both pharmacy schools and Auckland has failed to attract a single Māori pharmacy student

Enrolments for first-year students are nosediving at both pharmacy schools and Auckland has failed to attract a single Māori pharmacy student

Rhiannon Braund has become president of the Pharmaceutical Society at an especially turbulent time. Jonathan Chilton-Towle  speaks to her about the goals she will strive for during her presidency

Rhiannon Braund has become president of the Pharmaceutical Society at an especially turbulent time. Jonathan Chilton-Towle  speaks to her about the goals she will strive for during her presidency

A student’s fatal overdose on paracetamol has prompted a coroner to call for limits on sales of the non-prescription painkiller – a move that has saved lives overseas

When the first graduates of the Dunedin School of Pharmacy’s new curriculum enter the workforce next year, school dean Carlo Marra is hoping their employers will notice a difference

While paracetamol was the most common substance of enquiry for calls to the National Poisons Centre in 2018, new research reveals most New Zealanders have large quantities of the painkiller stockpiled in their homes.