University of Otago

Most infectious diseases have an Achilles heel, the secret is to find it. The question is, if we don’t have a drug or a vaccine for COVID-19, is there something else we can do to beat it? 

The University of Auckland has seen a surge in non-Māori student enrolments at the School of Pharmacy after “disappointing” numbers in 2019

The army may be needed to bolster the COVID-19 pandemic health workforce, a public health expert says

The University of Auckland has seen a surge in non-Māori student enrolments at the School of Pharmacy after “disappointing” numbers in 2019

Otago researchers have managed to ­enrol more than 1000 patients in their study into the health impacts of the $5 prescription fee.

Dunedin pharmacy student Kevin Kum Fike Lee, 22, has been found dead following a tragic tramping incident

Before graduating on 7 December last year Otago School of Pharmacy Māori students and whānau gathered for a Māori pre-graduation celebration

Seven Māori students graduated from the University of Otago School of Pharmacy last year – an “average” figure according to associate dean (Māori) Leanne Te Karu, despite a “significant amount of effort” to attract more 

The $5 prescription fee is known to be a barrier to patients accessing medicines; but, for the first time, a University of Otago study is measuring the impact the fees have on patients’ health

Rhiannon Braund has become the first female pharmacist to be made a professor at the University of Otago