Pharmacy owners are concerned that more interns than usual failed their assessments last year, meaning a smaller influx of much-needed talent into the struggling workforce
Pharmacies may have to wait until New Zealand enters phase three of its response to the Omicron variant COVID- 19 outbreak before they can supply rapid antigen tests to the public.
Pharmacy owners are concerned that more interns than usual failed their assessments last year, meaning a smaller influx of much-needed talent into the struggling workforce.
One of the architects of an overhaul of the health system believes pharmacists in the future will play a greater role in vaccination and treating minor health conditions in the community.
Health minister Andrew Little still has no plans to take action on removing the $5 copayment, although he now says it is an issue the Government will inevitably have to address.
Despite having a prestigious career spanning more than 40 years at the forefront of developments in New Zealand pharmacy, Linda Bryant was still surprised when she received a New Year Honour this year.
An application to reclassify the gout prevention medicine allopurinol for dispensing without a prescription by trained pharmacists, has been delayed at the request of the submitter.
Waiuku pharmacist Feras Dawood has been struck off and fined for attempting to frame a junior colleague for a dispensing error he made that resulted in a woman being hospitalised.
When not working at Pukekohe South Pharmacy, pharmacist Marie Tsai can often be found leading her local St Lukes Brownies group. Jonathan Chilton-Towle speaks to Marie about what Girl Guides means to her