Medicolegal

Appearing before the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal is nerve-wracking enough, but for the vast majority of pharmacists who appear, their name will be publicly connected to their misdemeanours for the rest of their careers. Yet, a new study shows this is not the case for other health professionals. Ruth Brown and Steve Hart report

Evidence given to the inquest into six sudden, unexpected deaths after a Pharmac anti-epilepsy drug funding switch doesn’t clearly link the two, the chief coroner has found

The testimony of the father of a woman with epilepsy who died suddenly, and from her GP, revealed lack of knowledge about a Pharmac medicines switch

Police and Medsafe have raided the Hauraki Plains property of a man who sells a bleach he claims can cure Covid-19, RNZ understands

A year after losing a court case over their own advertising in Australia, AFT Pharmaceuticals’ multiple complaints about another company’s ads have all been upheld or settled

A resthome on Auckland’s North Shore twice provided an elderly resident with the wrong medication, in breach of her rights 

Whanganui GP Bill Douglas has made requests through the Official Information Act dozens of times and says it’s effective and “relatively easy” to use, as long as people follow simple rules