University of Otago

New research has highlighted clinical pharmacist facilitators, as an integral part of general practice, enhance the level of care received by patients in New Zealand and identify thousands of medicine-related problems. Anna Lee reports

An Otago study estimates up to half of the daily activities of a pharmacy are carried out without remuneration. 

An Otago study estimates up to half of the daily activities of a pharmacy are carried out without remuneration. 

An “important reduction” in the overall availability of tobacco would be achieved if sales were restricted to liquor stores, petrol stations or pharmacies, new University of Otago research shows.  

A group of University of Otago School of Pharmacy students and their lecturer prepared for the COVID-19 lockdown last week by making a massive amount of hand sanitiser for their university and Dunedin’s hospital

Most infectious diseases have an Achilles heel, the secret is to find it. The question is, if we don’t have a drug or a vaccine for COVID-19, is there something else we can do to beat it? 

The University of Auckland has seen a surge in non-Māori student enrolments at the School of Pharmacy after “disappointing” numbers in 2019

The army may be needed to bolster the COVID-19 pandemic health workforce, a public health expert says

The University of Auckland has seen a surge in non-Māori student enrolments at the School of Pharmacy after “disappointing” numbers in 2019

Otago researchers have managed to ­enrol more than 1000 patients in their study into the health impacts of the $5 prescription fee.