Pharmacy Today

24/01/2024

A study that confirms links between Long Covid and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) could be beneficial for advancing treatment for both diseases, a researcher says

23/01/2024

The Government should invest in stretched general practices to boost childhood immunisation rates before funding pharmacies to immunise infants, argues General Practice Owners Association chair and specialist GP Angus Chambers

The Government should invest in stretched general practices to boost childhood immunisation rates before funding pharmacies to immunise infants, argues General Practice Owners Association chair Angus Chambers

22/01/2024

The latest data on the number of New Zealanders prescribed diabetes drugs dulaglutide and empagliflozin has been labelled as “impressive” by an Auckland-based specialist who campaigned for years to get them funded

19/01/2024

Mental health pharmacist Keith Crump is retiring after 50 years of work in the field

Mental health pharmacist Keith Crump is retiring after 50 years of work in the field. He talks to Natasha Jojoa Burling about trying to make a difference

18/01/2024

A Hawke’s Bay pharmacy has hit the jackpot for a customer by selling a million-dollar Lotto ticket in December

17/01/2024

Pharmac and Te Whatu Ora want community pharmacies to be offering childhood immunisations from March

16/01/2024

Te Whatu Ora will fund 30 places on the pharmacist prescriber postgraduate programme at the University of Auckland and 50 at the University of Otago.

The money will cover study fees, travel grants and payment to designated medical practitioners, usually GPs, who supervise the students at their workplace

Pharmacist prescriber courses are getting a $5-million funding boost over the next three years

15/01/2024

A defibrillator stolen from outside the Unichem Pharmacy in Springvale, Whanganui, in December remains missing.

A defibrillator stolen from outside the Unichem Pharmacy in Springvale, Whanganui, in December remains missing

14/12/2023

Pharmacy today is taking our annual summer break, with the editorial office closing today and re-opening on 15 January 2024. We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

We are taking our annual summer break, with the editorial office closing today and re-opening on 15 January 2024

11/12/2023

A new poll suggests 86 percent of people support or strongly support keeping prescriptions free for everybody. Even those who back the new coalition Government parties are largely in favour of not reintroducing the charges

A new poll suggests 86 percent of people support or strongly support keeping prescriptions free. Even those who back the parties that make up the Coalition Government are largely in favour of not reintroducing the charges

08/12/2023

https://www.pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/australia-beckons-more-kiwi-pharmacists

Nearly 80 per cent more pharmacists have moved to Australia in the 2022/23 year, compared to the previous year

07/12/2023

https://www.pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/medsafe-reviewing-new-versions-covid-19-vaccine

New versions of two Covid-19 vaccines are up for approval by Medsafe

07/12/2023

https://www.pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/pharmacists-health-coaches-who-has-time-and-who-pays

Under the health reforms the landscape of primary care is changing, with new roles such as health coaches emerging in general practice, pharmacies and beyond. Paulette Crowley looks at how pharmacists fit into the picture

07/12/2023

https://www.pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/death-australia-linked-saline-solution-urgent-recall-under-way

A man’s death in Australia has sparked an urgent hospital-level recall in New Zealand for some batches of saline ampoules. The recall is much wider across the Tasman

06/12/2023

https://www.pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/medsafe-puts-e-locker-trial-hold

Medsafe has pushed the pause button on a trial of pharmacy e-lockers in Auckland.

05/12/2023

https://www.pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/telehealth-provider-no-show-who-providing-consult-services

An online telehealth provider under investigation by Medsafe for violating advertising rules does not offer online details about the individuals conducting its virtual consultations

05/12/2023

https://www.pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/pharmacy-average-profits-down-77000-covid-19-funding-dries

Community pharmacy profits have taken a hit, mainly due to less COVID-19 funding, and smaller pharmacies are struggling as pharmacists work harder than ever

04/12/2023

https://www.pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/te-whatu-ora-breach-code-failing-provide-hiv-medication

Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti failed to provide a man with appropriate care after he was denied access to treatment for HIV exposure, according to the Health and Disability Commissioner

04/12/2023

https://www.pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/e-prescribing-outages-unplanned-and-planned-hit-practices-and-pharmacies

A firewall glitch saw the New Zealand ePrescription Service grind to a halt last Friday morning, leaving many e-prescriptions stuck in limbo between general practices and pharmacies

01/12/2023

https://www.pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/major-milestones-pharmacy-year

2023 was a huge year for pharmacy. Jonathan Chilton-Towle looks back at the biggest events

01/12/2023

https://www.pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/pharmac-chair-steve-maharey-resigns

Pharmac board chair Steve Maharey has resigned

29/11/2023

https://www.pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/contraceptive-pill-warning-after-two-deaths-10-days

29/11/2023

https://www.pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/health-minister-working-towards-reinstating-5-script-charges

New health minister Shane Reti is working on bringing back the $5 prescription copayment for most people but is not sure exactly when it will happen

27/11/2023

A retired pharmacist says allowing the sale of pseudoephedrine products would be a “backwards step” and would lead to armed hold-ups, whereas a practising pharmacist who experienced a hold-up welcomes the return of the products, saying they were an effective tool in pharmacists’ arsenal

24/11/2023

The incoming coalition Government is committed to bringing back the $5 prescription fee for most people, ACT Party leader David Seymour confirms

The incoming coalition Government is committed to bringing back the $5 prescription fee, ACT Party leader David Seymour says