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Cultural-safety education for staff and buying takeaways for patients missing out on meals were just two of the reasons a Martinborough pharmacy was recognised for excellent customer service at the Wairarapa Business Awards 2024 last week

Tighter regulation of puberty blockers for gender-affirming care is being considered by the Ministry of Health at the behest of the Coalition Government 

At its upcoming February meeting, the Medicines Classification Committee will consider changing the classification of the gout medication allopurinol so pharmacists can supply it without a prescription

The newest representative for the 2025 National Annual Agreement Review process says they are “hopeful and excited” about advocating for the future of pharmacy

Just as Otago and Auckland universities are looking to replace their Bachelor of Pharmacy degrees with master’s programmes, and Waikato University is about to open the country’s first postgraduate programme so, too, are changes in Australian pharmacy academia afoot. 

Six Invercargill pharmacy staff ran in the Queenstown marathon at the weekend, along with honorary Sylvan Bank Pharmacy team member Claudia Stevenson, a low-vision athlete from Melbourne who ran the marathon distance with pharmacy owner Kim Forsyth as her guide. 

Health and beauty products delivered directly from your chemist to your door? A bit of take-out with your retail therapy, perhaps?  

A coding error followed by “a series of assumptions” has left the mother of a stillborn child demanding accountability and three healthcare providers blaming each other  

The recent departure of data and digital boss Leigh Donoghue from Te Whatu Ora following the gutting of the data and digital budget is the latest setback in years of effort to transform the information platform underlying the health system. Stephen Forbes takes a closer look

The World Pharmacy Council has appointed Pharmacy Guild president Keshree Naidoo-Rauf as its Pacific representative