Prescribing

The Ministry of Health is hopeful that problems with the New Zealand ePrescription Service have been resolved since a major disruption last week

A study showing disparities in metformin prescribing is an important step in unpicking a complex situation, says Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners clinical director and Porirua GP Bryan Betty

Cost has prevented 5 per cent of New Zealanders from picking up a prescription at least once in the past year, and that number is more than double for Māori, Pacific people and people with disabilities

The Ministry of Health has indefinitely delayed its deadline for health professionals to phase out fax machines just days before the change was due to come into force

American e-commerce giant Amazon launched a new online pharmacy across the United States on Tuesday, taking the competitive digital prescription service space up yet another notch 

Māori patients receive fewer prescriptions for the common diabetes medication Metformin than non-Māori despite suffering from the disease at twice the rate, according to a new study by the University of Waikato

The Pharmaceutical Schedule has been updated to allow pharmacist prescribers to apply for special authority to prescribe specific restricted medicines from today

A change to prescribing rules will make it easier for New Zealanders to get the medicines they need, according to both the Ministry of Health and PHARMAC.

As pharmacist prescribers become increasingly popular in New Zealand, Pharmcy Today takes a look at what the varied role entails and finds a lack of funding is stunting its growth. Anna Lee reports 

As pharmacist prescribers become increasingly popular in New Zealand, Pharmacy Today takes a look at what the varied role entails and finds a lack of funding is stunting its growth. Anna Lee reports