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Nearly  a  half  of  patients  don’t  understand  the  possible  side  effects  of  their  medication,  but  a  survey  from  the  Health  Quality  &  Safety  Commission  is  enabling  health  providers  to  share  initiatives  to  improve  this

A Hawke’s  Bay  pharmacy  is  being  supported  by  the  Health  Quality  &  Safety  Commission  to  offer  a  new  service  aimed  at  improving  health  outcomes  for  asthmatic  Māori  and  Pasifika  children

Ever  since  I  was  very  young,  the  thought  of  the  future  has  captivated  me

First Union has created a division to support pharmacy staff

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An expected Government review of primary care funding appears to have been superseded by a much wider-ranging review of the health system announced by health minister David Clark yesterday afternoon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