September 2022

Billy Allan has landed the job of pharmacy manager at Te Whatu Ora and says it’s early days for the health reforms but a positive future lies ahead for pharmacy, Paulette Crowley reports

Despite CPAMS being the most effective way to manage warfarin patients, expansion of the pharmacy-run service looks unlikely, Paulette Crowley writes

Pharmacist is found guilty of professional misconduct after “wilfully” breaching orders of the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal, reports Jonathan Chilton-Towle

As the stigma around menopause lifts, women’s natural health products are taking off in pharmacy and set to boom even further.

The Natural Health Products NZ Summit attracted a keen crowd to Napier this year. Pharmacy Today journalist Paulette Crowley reports on some of the highlights including the latest on legislation and sales data

SHEEP-WOOL SCIENCE was the star of the Natural Health Products NZ annual awards, with Keraplast Manufacturing sweeping the Supreme and Marketing Awards

A multi-media toolkit aims to help reduce stigma and discrimination towards people with mental health and addiction issues, and reduce physical inequities in their healthcare, Paulette Crowley writes

Pharmacists are welcoming news that they will be funded to offer free pertussis vaccines to pregnant women from this month.

Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports on a burgeoning pharmacy service for patients with a common sleep disorder

There is still no start date for a proposed pharmacist prescribing trial in northern Queensland and doctor representative groups are continuing to publicly attack the initiative.