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An estimated 48,000 type 2 diabetes patients are expected benefit over the next five years from newly funded drugs for managing blood sugar levels 

A Bay of Plenty pharmacy is going plastic-free, opting to use recycled newspaper bags instead

New study focuses on the medicinal potential of New Zealand’s native flora

With antiretroviral therapy allowing more HIV patients to grow old, polypharmacy is becoming an issue 

Pharmac is looking for feedback on a proposal to fund one brand of lamotrigine, instead of three 

Police are investigating the aggravated robbery of a pharmacy in central Wellington

Pharmacy technicians want to see a standard­ised pay model introduced across the coun­try in a bid to even the playing field and stop some technicians feeling underpaid, a survey has found

A hold has been placed on a major new IT system for the DHBs as lack of detailed rollout plans revealed

The first results since unannounced pharmacy audits were rolled out nationwide are in – and they aren’t good news for the sector