Medicines and Therapies

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

The AMA has written to the federal government, encouraging it to drive reforms to make medicines prescribed by doctors cheaper by allowing pharmacies to discount pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS) medicines that have a co-payment

Cough syrups and lozenges containing pholcodine have been recalled from pharmacy shelves in Australia and are under review in New Zealand 

Thousands of Kiwi women have signed a petition to Pharmac seeking fully funded oestrogen gels. Paulette Crowley reports

Thousands of Kiwi women have signed a petition to Pharmac seeking fully funded oestrogen gels. Paulette Crowley reports 

PHARMACISTS have been told to dispense only a week’s worth of the anti-anxiety and depression medicine fluoxetine, but a Ranfurly pharmacist says that is worrying some patients and shows the system isn’t working.

A Gisborne pharmacist says Māori on the East Coast have been disproportionately affected by Cyclone Gabrielle due to the high numbers living in rural areas and on the coast 

A Mangawhai pharmacist says free GP visits for people in Northland come just in time - as emergency medicines supply rules end 

Motor Neurone Disease chief executive Scott Arrol says Pharmac’s proposal to stop funding food thickeners is mean-spirited

Thousands of Kiwi women have signed a petition to Pharmac seeking fully funded oestrogen gels