May 2018

A Dunedin researcher who admitted to making fake prescriptions to feed his painkiller addiction has had his sentencing date adjourned until the end of this month

A small natural health company has left a big mark on its sector, taking home the top gong at Natural Health Products NZ’s annual awards ceremony

After weeks of waiting with baited breath, the pharmacy sector will soon know what the DHBs are going to do in response to the feedback on the proposed Integrated Pharmacist Services in the Community Agreement

The Northland pharmacist who turned punk to raise awareness for leukaemia and blood cancer has gone a step further and shaved off his pink mohawk

The new Pharmacy Council Code of Ethics 2018 has put the spotlight on the role of the pharmacist in supplying complementary medicines, according to Blackmores Institute group director Lesley Braun

The Pharmaceutical Society is concerned there will no consistency in the quality of available medicinal cannabis products if legislation allowing terminally ill patients access to the drug is approved in its current format

Low uptake of the flu vaccine and a quickly evolving virus means front-line health professionals still have a long battle ahead against the disease

Pharmacy Today’s Dispensing Wisdom helps pharmacists find answers to questions bothering them about daily practice

Douglas Pharmaceuticals and Australia’s Arrow Pharmaceuticals have formed a joint venture aimed at dominating the Australian market for dispensing robots

Red Seal Pharmacy Strength supplements have undergone a name change following a warning from the Commerce Commission