Pharmacy Practice

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt global medicines supply, meaning New Zealand pharmacies were running out of some products last month

In the post-lockdown world, there’s still plenty to be done in community pharmacy to control res­piratory infections to keep staff and other patients well, writes infectious disease specialist Richard Everts 

University of Auckland researchers are launching a study on bullying and looking to attract as many pharmacists and interns as possible to take part

Some pharmacies are already down to their last packs of funded paracetamol 500mg tablets, after Pharmac announced on Friday that the national stock of the painkiller is about to run dry

The Department of Corrections and Clendon Pharmacy have been found to have breached a prisoner’s rights following an ongoing medication management failure that led to him being hospitalised four times

New research has highlighted clinical pharmacist facilitators, as an integral part of general practice, enhance the level of care received by patients in New Zealand and identify thousands of medicine-related problems. Anna Lee reports

An Otago study estimates up to half of the daily activities of a pharmacy are carried out without remuneration. 

New laws targeting health practitioners who harass AHPRA complainants are likely after the failed attempt by a GP to murder a pharmacist who had reported him to the watchdog

Auckland pharmacist Stephen Yoo was elected to the Pharmacy Guild’s board of directors at the annual general meeting on Tuesday

The Fono West Dispensary Plus Pharmacy has launched a free Auckland-wide delivery service to ensure the timely delivery of prescription medication for vulnerable patients during COVID-19