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With Woolworths withdrawing its appeal of last year’s High Court ruling on pharmacy ownership, Medsafe is proceeding with changes to pharmacy licencing requirements. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

Woolworths Pharmacy (formerly Countdown Pharmacy) has withdrawn its appeal of the High Court finding that its pharmacy ownership structure was unlawful

THE LEGAL BATTLE over pharmacy ownership rules that has the potential to void the licences of over a third of New Zealand’s pharmacies will resume in September.

The legal battle over pharmacy ownership rules that has the potential to void the licences of over a third of New Zealand’s pharmacies will resume in September

The Independent Community Pharmacy Group had their day in court and they won on the question of pharmacy ownership. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

AFT Pharmaceuticals has been found by the High Court at Auckland to have breached its fiduciary duty to PBL Solutions over the development of the drug Pascomer, although the court also found no dishonest conduct on the part of AFT

COUNTDOWN WILL APPEAL the High Court decision in which its pharmacy ownership structure was ruled unlawful.

More than one quarter of pharmacies would have unlawful licences under the recent High Court ruling on pharmacy ownership, information from the Ministry of Health confirms

Countdown will appeal the High Court decision in which its pharmacy ownership structure was ruled unlawful

The Independent Community Pharmacy Group had their day in court and they won on the question of pharmacy ownership. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports