April 2019

Clinical problem-solving requires us to step back and take a broader, more holistic view of the patient, to explore any potential barriers that might prevent them achieving a mutually desired health outcome or goal.

A case involving dozens of pharmacists in the upper North Island dispensing an illegal prescription for popular painkiller tramadol and the antibiotic, metronidazole, has prominent pharmacists calling for more rapid uptake of electronic prescribing

Pharmaceutical Society president Ian McMichael on the fairness question in pharmacy auditing

With ever-changing rules and expectations for pharmacists, the dispensary can be a confusing place. But never fear, Pharmaceutical Society chief pharmacist advisor Chris Jay and young Taranaki pharmacist Deema Alusi are here to answer your pharmacy questions

Using his skills to serve his own people has always been a dream for pharmacist Kevin Pewhairangi

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

Canterbury DHB has had to backtrack on an article published in its weekly newsletter which listed a specific pharmacy chain as a place where patients can get free nicotine replacement therapy

When Gees Linctus and dextromethorphan-containing medicines were reclassified on 25 February, no one heard about it

Christchurch pharmacy intern Laura Pidcock shares her thoughts in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on 15 March