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The pharmacy throat-swabbing service for patients at high risk of rheumatic fever is now being offered at 100 pharmacies, although some pharmacists say the workforce crisis has hampered uptake of the service. 

Pharmacist prescribers are welcoming a set of new prescribing principles designed to guide all prescribers

Pharmacist numbers increased more rapidly than usual last year but are still failing to keep pace with population growth

Hospital pharmacists want to do more to improve patient outcomes but are hindered by insufficient resources, inadequate remuneration and a lack of recognition

The Independent Pharmacists’ Association of New Zealand is offering its members free workplace support sessions to help them deal with mental health issues

The Pharmaceutical Society is asking pharmacy staff to share their experiences of the crushing pressure they face due to the workforce crisis

Te Whatu Ora has rejected pharmacy representatives’ request for more funding ahead of today’s National Annual Agreement Review meeting but will consider allowing contract holders to surcharge customers

The Health and Disability Commissioner has criticised a pharmacist for mistakenly dispensing an oral steroid with an incorrect label, causing a four-week-old baby to be given five times the prescribed dose

This month, Unichem Buchanan’s Pharmacy will have been in business for seven decades, reports Jonathan Chilton-Towle

The Pharmacy Council has apologised to pharmacists after mistakenly sending an email yesterday stating their MyRecert account was about to expire