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Both New Zealand’s medical schools declined in the recent QS World University Rankings by Subject 

More than 1.4 million doses of the Pfizer Covid vaccine have been destroyed - or are about to be - because they expired before they could be used this year

Many pharmacists fear making controlled drugs more available would lead criminals to increasingly target pharmacies at the same time as it potentially worsened opioid addiction problems

Emergency responders found Hawke’s Bay seasonal workers trapped by Cyclone Gabrielle living in conditions akin to “modern day slavery” 

Interactive prescribing tool EPiC has released full 2022 data showing positive trends 

Pharmaceutical Society chief executive Richard Townley is retiring after nearly two decades at the helm

The Australian Medical Association wants pharmacists to be able to give greater price reductions as many patients find meds unaffordable 

Pharmacists will need to judge whether a customer has been “displaced” due to damage inflicted by Cyclone Gabrielle and so be eligible for a prescription fee waiver

Free healthcare funding for patients displaced by deadly Cyclone Gabrielle has been extended until after Easter

Just how much of the pharmacy sector remains unrepresented in the annual agreement review is unclear