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A letter obtained by Pharmacy Today reveals DHBs are bypassing the Community Pharmacy Services Agreement contract group and going directly to the sector for feedback on the agreement.

Medsafe has identified the results of a recent study linking the painkiller ibuprofen to male infertility as a safety concern

A former Auckland pharmacist has been found guilty of professional misconduct for failing to safely operate a pharmacy, despite receiving warnings from officials on numerous occasions

The Pharmacy Council has released its new code of ethics, a document it says takes modern pharmacy practice into account

Pharmacy students embraced the sunshine as they hit the pavers for an 8.4km fun run in Auckland to raise money for charity

Endeavour Consumer Health has purchased the popular brand of New Zealand-made foot powder Gran’s Remedy

A minute book documenting the early history of the New Zealand Hospital Pharmacists’ Association between 1952 and 1977 has been handed over to the Alexander Turnbull Library

A recommendation that codeine-based painkillers be removed from pharmacy shelves has pharmacists, industry bodies and academics questioning the extent of opioid addiction in New Zealand

When the Community Pharmacy Services Agreement was extended last year, the pharmacy sector received a funding injection of $4.1 million for new services, including $600,000 for smoking cessation

Progress on New Zealand’s electronic health record continues to stall, with a business case for the idea yet to be seen by politicians