Prescribing

Regulations that will soon allow podiatrists to prescribe certain medicines have been approved, giving patients with painful foot and leg conditions better access to healthcare, Health Minister Simeon Brown has announced

A legislative amendment to remove a long-standing prescribing barrier causing nurse practitioners and other authorised prescribers, including pharmacist prescribers, major issues since the pandemic is being welcomed 

Jody Hopkinson speaks to pharmacist prescriber Andrew McKean about the work he does in mental health

PHARMACY SECTOR GROUPS are calling for the Government to continue funding Comprehensive Primary and Community Care Teams.

The Government is still considering whether it will extend prescription supply periods, Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

Jody Hopkinson speaks to pharmacist prescriber Andrew McKean about the work he does in mental health

There is still no timeframe for when a decision might be made on increasing prescription supply periods to 12 months

The team responsible for overseeing the electronic prescribing system might be about to lose their jobs, Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

The team responsible for overseeing the electronic prescribing system might be about to lose their jobs, Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

A DOCTORAL candidate’s research into patterns of prescribing and how this may influence patients’ recovery from stroke in New Zealand has been internationally recognised.