Warning about keeping and storing medicines
Tuesday 31 May 2011, 1:52PMMedia realease from Otago University
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New Zealand’s first telehealth pilot improves patients’ quality of life
Monday 30 May 2011, 1:45PMTelehealth monitoring for people with chronic conditions shows the technology can improve patients’ quality of life and may have a positive impact on life expectancy
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Crossmark Appoints First MD For New Zealand
Friday 27 May 2011, 3:17PMAustralasia’s largest retail marketing services company CROSSMARK has appointed Grant Leach as Managing Director of its New Zealand office, following the recent announcement of a new structure for its executive team across Australia and New Zealand
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Acute heart drugs should be reconsidered for Maori and Pacific Islanders
Monday 23 May 2011, 3:28PMResearchers at the University of Otago say standard medication used for acute heart disease should be reconsidered for some Maori and Pacific Island patients because of drug resistance caused by high rates of Group A streptococcal infection, the same infection which leads to rheumatic fever
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National Consultation on Community Pharmacy Services Begins
Friday 06 May 2011, 3:41PMNational "consultation" on the dispensing contract has got under way in earnest, a media release from 20 DHBs (6 May) says
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Only 77 of Christchurch’s 92 pharmacies fully operational
Thursday 05 May 2011, 3:56PMOf the 92 community pharmacies in Christchurch, only 77 are operating at full capacity after the 22 February earthquake. Fifteen community pharmacies are affected in some way: four are closed, seven have relocated and four are co-locating with another pharmacy
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Community trial of Electronic Prescription Service under way
Thursday 05 May 2011, 3:48PMThe community trial of the New Zealand Electronic Prescription Service (NZePS), which enables general practice doctors to send prescriptions to community pharmacists electronically, began in late March in Auckland.The trial is the first phase of a national NZePSroll-out plan.
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