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The End of Life Choice Bill in its current form will not give pharmacists the chance to opt out of dispensing lethal drugs, say pharmacists opposed to the legislation

In a new era of DHBs expecting pharmacists to offer more clinical services, and a not-so-new era of rural pharmacies struggling to find workers

A complementary health practitioner has been ordered to apologise after he advised a client to consider stopping taking antidepressants, despite not having any relevant qualification or expertise

The controversially named health food chain TravelPharm has closed its three Auckland airport stores

New pharmacies can once again open in Northland, following the DHB’s implementation of its new community pharmacy strategy last month

The MidCentral DHB has created a new strategy envisioning an integrated service model for the region’s 32 community pharmacies, but local pharmacists say more funding is needed to put the strategy in place

Pharmacists will not have to undertake additional training to be able to dispense melatonin without a prescription, unless they decide for themselves they need it

The range of publicly funded condoms available in New Zealand looks set to expand to include coloured and flavoured sheaths, but none will be black

Studying integrative medicine at a Christchurch community pharmacy has been eye-opening for Hawaiian pharmacy owner Kevin Glick

A pharmacist has been ordered to write a letter of apology after he mistakenly dispensed the wrong dose of methadone to a patient