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Christchurch pharmacist Simon James Blue, who "misappropriated" nearly 7000 Ritalin tablets, has been censured and ordered to pay over $8000 after he practised without an Annual Practising Certificate

The ongoing shortage of oral contraceptives has got worse with two commonly used brands set to run out this month and no new stock expected until next year

A pharmacist who separated from her husband became “obsessed” with his new partner and repeatedly accessed her medical records without authority, a report from the New Zealand Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal says

All seven Auckland PHOs and Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa have attacked Pharmac’s drug funding proposal for new diabetes drugs, claiming restrictions will hurt Māori and Pasifika

The Otago School of Pharmacy will hold a memorial event tomorrow to commemorate the life of Dorothy Saville

In just over a month, codeine-­containing medicines will move to prescription-only and a Whangārei pharmacist is worried the change may come as a “dirty” surprise to the public

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an influx of complaints made against pharmacists

The Pharmacy Council will not lift its annual practising certificate fee next year and has announced other measures to provide relief to a pharmacy sector hit hard by COVID-19

A pharmacist has been ordered to audit her dispensing accuracy by the Health and Disability Commissioner after an error left a patient suffering paranoia and panic attacks

New products, and an old favourite, reviewed by Tina Hillier, programme coordinator of ENGAGE Pharmacy Group in Christchurch