August 2024

PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY president Michael Hammond is calling for pharmacy sector leaders to meet to discuss how pharmacy will fit into the rapid changes occurring at Te Whatu Ora.

Jonathan Chilton-Towle speaks to the first pharmacist to complete the new vaccinator update whole-of-life course, which enables her to immunise infants

THE NATIONAL PUBLIC Health Service is continuing to monitor pertussis numbers following the release of Environmental Science and Research data showing 224 notified cases recorded since the start of the year.

A Dunedin pharmacist has been struck off and ordered to pay nearly $100,000 after being found guilty of numerous charges of misconduct.

IT STARTED WHEN a mobility walker from a deceased estate was donated to Glenn’s Pharmacy in Taradale.

Medsafe group manager Chris James explains how the process for classifying medicines works in New Zealand

The reduction in funding for the pharmacy COVID-19 antivirals service will undermine community pharmacies’ ability to provide essential health services, writes Bay of Plenty Community Pharmacy Group president Stuart MacDonald

Clinical pharmacist Katrina Azer discusses the problems facing pharmacy and potential solutions for its future

In June, pharmacies had the worst retail performance of any month since the COVID-19 lockdowns of 2021.

Several key Te Whatu Ora health IT projects, including the flagship Hira programme, are now facing an uncertain future due to the Budget cutbacks, Stephen Forbes reports