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Pharmac is working through its fact-finding stage to come up with firm targets on how it will achieve equal access to medicines for all

Healthcare lagged animal care in Ebos Group’s first-quarter trading growth, but that is forecast to change with the massive Chemist Warehouse contract Ebos recently landed

Primary healthcare in Northland is set for a major shake-up with the creation of a “primary health entity” to provide a new model for the region 

Cloud-based management system Medi-Map was developed out of frustration when pharmacist Greg Garratt went in search of an antidote for the 75,000 faxes Invercargill pharmacy received each year

When Hamilton pharmacist David Bullen crossed the finish line after 12 hours and 40 minutes of gruelling swimming, cycling and running in the Ironman World Championship he felt elated and satisfied

Pharmacists are being asked to hold an amnesty for unused antibiotics in an effort to help curb drug-resistant infections

Health minister David Clark has asked for advice on new legislation for natural health products

With the recent 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand, Miranda Cook looks at the place of women in pharmacy and talks to women who have broken down barriers in what once was a male preserve

The DHB leader wanting to limit the number of pharmacies providing services to residents in Auckland's aged-care facilities says the proposal is about improving the quality and sustainability of the service not cutting costs

The Pharmacy Guild and the Pharmaceutical Society feature among the first 26 members of the Federation of Primary Health Aotearoa New Zealand announced yesterday