June 2019

Auckland pharmacists are cautiously supportive of proposed service standards for age-related residential care but aged-care providers remain firmly opposed

A groundbreaking trial run across 76 New Zealand pharmacies involving 950 patients has found that a honey cold sore treatment is equal but no better than the standard antiviral ointment

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a progressive disease
that is almost completely avoidable: most cases are caused by
smoking.

The onus is on pharmacists to detect potentially fraudulent scripts, writes University of Auckland pharmacy law lecturer Sanya Ram

Appetite loss is just one symptom of zinc deficiency. Complementary medicines expert Shaun Holt takes a look at the role of zinc in the body and where zinc supplementation can be useful

About a year after the launch of innovative medicine delivery service Zoom Pharmacy, Jonathan Chilton-Towle speaks to Zoom’s boss about the company’s experiences in business

The bread-and-butter business of Douglas Pharmaceutical’s research team is recreating branded drugs that bigger companies have found technically too challenging or too niche

Douglas Pharmaceutical’s work in finding new uses for old drugs, plus developing generic drugs, will be boosted by a $35 million research and development facility

For two-thirds of kiwis, the pharmacy or supermarket, and not a GP, is the first port of call when they get sick

An Auckland pharmacist who co-owns 12 North Island pharmacies has been fined and censured by the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal for failing to meet recertification requirements over an extended period