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A junior pharmacist who mistakenly dispensed an antidepressant instead of a fertility medication has been found to have breached a patient’s rights by the Health and Disability Commissioner

On 1 July, the Coalition Government reintroduced the $5 prescription fee for most New Zealanders. Zahra Shahtahmasebi checks in with pharmacies to see how they are faring with the change

A University of Otago study has found patients of pharmacies that offered free prescriptions were less likely to be adherent to their diabetes medicine than patients of pharmacies that did not

Four new regional deputy chief executives have been announced by Te Whatu Ora 

Former Te Whatu Ora board member Curtis Walker has spoken out strongly against the Coalition Government’s “disinformation” attacks on the dismissed board’s financial and governance skills

Health minister Shane Reti is considering bringing in 12-month prescribing as a potential way to increase efficiency in the health system

Minister of health Shane Reti claims he met with the minister of finance Nicola Willis and appointed a “specialist financial expert” in March due to concerns about Te Whatu Ora finances

Ten years ago, pharmacy owner Jin Kim had a vision

The reclassification of Maviret means that specially trained pharmacists and nurses can now prescribe the medicine for patients with hepatitis C – a world first

What Megan Elliott loves most about being a pharmacy accuracy checking technician is the responsibility, problem-solving and variety of the role