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The Pharmacy Council says an incident where a baby was hospitalised after a Hawke’s Bay pharmacy dispensed the wrong medication will end up before the Health and Disability Commissioner

Reaction is mixed following the DHBs’ decision to extend the  Community Pharmacy Services Agreement for three more months  to allow more time to ponder feedback received

Health stands out as the winner in the Labour-led Government’s first Budget and pharmacists are hoping to get a flow-on benefit from the boosted funding

The announcement came and went, and it turned out to be a bit of a fizzer.

An expected Government review of primary care funding appears to have been superseded by a much wider-ranging review of the health system announced by health minister David Clark yesterday afternoon

An Australian online health surveillance system has expanded its reach across the Tasman

The Pharmacy Guild is hopeful the DHB funding increase in the 2018 budget could lead to a more favourable outcome for pharmacists in ongoing contract negotiations

The Community Pharmacy Services Agreement will be extended for three more months to allow DHBs time to address issues raised in consultation on its proposed replacement

Red Seal Pharmacy Strength supplements have undergone a name change following a warning from the Commerce Commission

After weeks of waiting with baited breath, the pharmacy sector will soon know what the DHBs are going to do in response to the feedback on the proposed Integrated Pharmacist Services in the Community Agreement