April 2018

Pharmacists who have a moral objection to euthanasia should be exempt from being involved in assisted dying cases if the procedure becomes legal, says the Pharmaceutical Society

A pharmacy is waiting in the wings to link up with a new medical centre created to cater to the needs of workers in Auckland’s CBD.

A musty but compelling minute book documenting the early history of the New Zealand Hospital Pharmacists’ Association is now part of the national heritage collection at the Alexander Turnbull Library

A researcher who admitted to making fake prescriptions to satisfy his painkiller addiction is due to be sentenced in the Dunedin District Court this month

A former Auckland pharmacist has been found guilty of professional misconduct for failing to safely operate a pharmacy, despite receiving warnings from officials on numerous occasions

Devoting his entire working career to pharmacy has been a rewarding journey for an 83-year-old Blenheim pharmacist

I have a confession to make. And it is terrible; I often say to myself – What was I thinking? What did I do that for?
I was born in the 1990s and decided to become a millennial. I’m sorry

Folks have been asking. What’s my opinion of the new draft Integrated Pharmacist Services in the Community Agreement? 
I have been unhelpful

With ever-changing rules and expectations for pharmacists, patients with complex requirements, and the constant need to manage relationships with staff and other health professionals, the dispensary can be a confusing place

Pharmacists have less than two weeks to get to grips with a controversial new services contract that has potential to change completely how they do their job and get paid