March 2024

A salad made by a person with group A streptococcal infection and lesions on their hands was among foods implicated in an Auckland outbreak of the illness in at least 48 people.

PHARMACIES ARE THE MOST common first point of contact with healthcare for new migrants, says a study published in the 2 February edition of the New Zealand Medical Journal.

Clinical pharmacist Katrina Azer shares some tips for getting the most out of continuing professional development

Pharmacist and tutor Muhammad Hussaini loves caffeine, kickboxing, offering patients great service and being a positive influence on his students, as he tells Paulette Crowley

Keeping people safe from potentially faulty medicines takes a combined approach, writes Medsafe group manager Chris James

The end of the financial year is approaching quickly. Moore Markhams Auckland director Jonathan Roberts shares some tips on how pharmacy owners can prepare themselves

It’s hoped the soils of Taranaki will be fertile ground for the medicinal herbs that are being grown there.

THE COMPANY THAT makes Ozempic is trying to stop pharmacists in Australia making their own copycat versions, as a global shortage of the medication bites.

In this article, Sue Frankland looks at the global problem of wastage of medications, including causes such as overprescribing and non-adherence. She also presents information from her master’s dissertation on how people understand, and respond to, medication expiration dates

Madeleine Fountain looks at the popularity of social-media app Instagram and why you might want to start following the action, or maybe start up an account