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Chris James Medsafe

The man from Medsafe

Pharmacy Today reporter Angela Woods chats to Chris James, the man at the helm of Medsafe, which instigated the sometimes unpopular surprise audits

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Friday 16 August 2019, 09:52 AM
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Are technicians better at checking prescriptions than pharmacists?

By Pharmacy News
Friday 16 August 2019, 09:46 AM
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No opt-out clause for pharmacists if euthanasia bill becomes law

By Jonathan Chilton Towle
Thursday 15 August 2019, 10:18 AM
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Trish Walker
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Rural pharmacist embraces automation to ease strain on staff

By Jonathan Chilton Towle
Thursday 15 August 2019, 10:12 AM
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Graeme Smith Helen Cant Darryn Russell Mary Roberts Sandie Bhawan, Ian McMichael, Clare Hynd Linda Bryant
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Equity challenge delivered as pharmacists honoured at gala awards

By Angela Woods
Wednesday 14 August 2019, 12:58 PM
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Primary healthcare awards get boost with more gold and bronze sponsors

By New Zealand Doctor
Wednesday 14 August 2019, 02:53 PM
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Graeme Jarvis
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Pharma hits back at poll backing ban on direct-to-consumer medicine ads

By New Zealand Doctor
Tuesday 13 August 2019, 10:09 AM
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How beaded hair ties led to 50 years of accessorising

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Thursday 1 August 2019, 09:00 AM
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Pills and pints – a 97-year-old pharmacist’s story

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Thursday 1 August 2019, 09:00 AM
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Would you like salt with that? Iodine deficiency re-emerges

By Shaun Holt
Thursday 1 August 2019, 09:00 AM
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Dispensing lifestyle advice along with drugs

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Thursday 1 August 2019, 09:00 AM
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Clinical & Education

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How to Manage: Reducing the pertussis burden

By Elearning Team
Tuesday 2 July 2019, 09:22 AM
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Thursday 2 May 2019, 01:39 PM
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Clinical Education: Cannabis therapy medicine prescribing and dispensing: where to next?

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Tuesday 2 July 2019, 09:18 AM
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Opinion

Guest Writer

Quote of the week

“There is something perverse that sees us collect a government tax, but being competitively penalised when others contravene government policy and decide not to charge it"

Green Cross Health chair Peter Merton
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Visit Chemist Warehouse and plan for the future

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Thursday 15 August 2019, 04:30 PM
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Think big, think accessibility

By Pharmaceutical Society president Ian McMichael
Monday 5 August 2019, 03:04 PM
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The best backstop in the world

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Friday 2 August 2019, 02:40 PM
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Thursday 1 August 2019, 11:31 AM
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Hi Andrew. Yes that is correct

Jonathan Chilton Towle on Supplying Melatonin already within pharmacy scope of practice, says council

Checking the Medsafe Classifications, it appears to state that we will only be

Andrew Brown on Supplying Melatonin already within pharmacy scope of practice, says council

Not missed the point. It is just weird. And creepy.

Pharmacy is about medicine

John Handforth on Think big, think accessibility

John- you have missed the point here .

Ian is simply challenging us to think

Des Bailey on Think big, think accessibility

I think Michael might have "misspoke." Pharmacists will not be dispensing

Alice Madsen on Supplying Melatonin already within pharmacy scope of practice, says council
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Be Medicinewise Week: getting to know the language of medicines

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Thursday 15 August 2019, 10:54 AM

Let's talk about sex and empowerment - the condom company leading the way

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Wednesday 14 August 2019, 12:21 PM

2019 KiwiNet Awards winners: NZ’s top research innovation

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Thursday 8 August 2019, 02:24 PM

Cannasouth favours prescription of medicinal cannabis by GPs

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Thursday 8 August 2019, 11:16 AM

Medicinal cannabis advocates need to have their say today

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Thursday 8 August 2019, 11:14 AM

Announcing the inaugural New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards | He Tohu Mauri Ora

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Friday 2 August 2019, 04:28 PM

Medsafe warns consumers against using two products marketed for weight loss

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Thursday 1 August 2019, 03:35 PM

Zoom Pharmacy partners with nib to support better health outcomes for Kiwi

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Thursday 25 July 2019, 01:40 PM

New virtual lab ‘game-changer’ for Otago’s School of Pharmacy

Media release from University of Otago
Wednesday 17 July 2019, 02:11 PM

Educational tool developed at Otago makes international launch

Media release from University of Otago
Wednesday 17 July 2019, 02:07 PM

Have your say on new rules for medicinal cannabis

Minister of Health David Clark
Wednesday 10 July 2019, 03:45 PM

Noted scientist David Gill joins Cannasouth to drive first products to market

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Cannasouth secures R&D funding from Callaghan Innovation

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Wednesday 3 July 2019, 04:14 PM

Medsafe consults on plans to include allergens on labelling

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Thursday 27 June 2019, 02:25 PM
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