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Calls for Pharmac to be protected in future trade deals with the US after Trump threatens to make countries like New Zealand pay more for drugs

Dunedin pharmacists are hitting back at claims they are charging prostate cancer patients too much for sildenafil

A warfarin patient's INR level spiking to dangerous levels is a wake-up call for patients taking turmeric products, and their pharmacists

The Community Pharmacy Services Agreement will be extended for three more months to allow DHBs time to address issues raised in consultation on its proposed replacement

Some sector agents are urging the DHBs to return to the negotiating table to come up with a solution to IPSCA 

Fears millions of dollars for local services could be taken from the community pharmacy envelope and given to other providers

About 30 per cent of type 1 diabetes cases are diagnosed in children and young people when they are already in hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis

More people could be cured of hepatitis C with better support for general practice and greater cohesion in the health system, says gastroenterologist Alex Lampen-Smith

Around 50 people involved with pharmacy attended the 2018 Māori Pharmacists’ Association Symposium in Auckland on Saturday

Pharmacy Council chief executive Michael Pead says council wants to know more about vaccination and health monitoring services and collaborative healthcare models