University of Otago

An international exchange programme is giving Otago pharmacy students a taste of pharmacy in other parts of the world, but more local pharmacies are needed to host overseas students here. 

Andrea Wilson is helping pharmacists communicate with deaf patients by raising awareness of funded interpretation services 

Prescriptions for anti­psychotics have shot up in New Zealand over recent years, often to treat conditions other than psychosis, says Phil Rasmussen, technical director of herbal manufacturer Phytomed

Pharmacists wanting to be prescribers no longer have to complete a postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy first, the Pharmacy Council has decided

University of Otago pharmacy students have a new place to practise on mock patients before they move on to the real thing

Otago pharmacy educator David Woods has recently returned from Lithuania, where he did his bit to shape the clinical pharmacy skills of that country’s next generation of pharmacists

The University of Otago’s School of Pharmacy and the Southern DHB have launched a joint clinic aimed at improving medicines adherence

Māori and Pasifika make up just 1 per cent of pharmacists in New Zealand, and more work needs to be done in schools to nudge students towards a career in pharmacy, write members of Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa, The Māori Pharmacists’ Association 

If cigarette sales were restricted to pharmacies, smokers buying tobacco could be given smoking cessation counselling and nicotine replacement therapy

A University of Otago PhD student's research aims to put a figure on the value of free pharmacy services and look at the money these services save by reducing hospitalisations and costs for patients with chronic conditions.