NZ news
CWH pinged over ad claims
A complaint against Chemist Warehouse advertising has been upheld after the discount giant claimed to be “New Zealand’s #1 online pharmacy” New Zealand’s Advertising Standards Authority Complaints Board has upheld …
The week in review
COVID-19 vaccine issues continued to dominate the conversation this week, as well as a focus on dispensing errors The first Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Australia this week; and new …
World news wrapup: 10 December 2020
Insurance plan means pharmacy owner can’t use his own pharmacy; technician struck off after falsely claiming to be disaster victim; NZ pharmacies under scrutiny over cannabis prices London, England: A …
World news wrapup: 5 November 2020
Viral video by pharmacy workers offends; Kiwi pharmacies shut out of COVID help funds; Italians spark run on supplement County Armagh, Northern Ireland: The Gordons Chemist chain has apologised after …
World news wrapup: 22 October 2020
France running out of flu jabs; “Deliveroo-style” pharmacy service smashes crowdfunding target; Māori pharmacist honoured France: Only a week into the annual campaign to encourage the French to be vaccinated …
Censure after trans-Tasman drug thefts
After stealing Ritalin and surrendering his registration to practise in Australia, a pharmacist went home to New Zealand and offended again The pharmacist had his New Zealand registration cancelled after …
Pharmacist snooped using colleagues’ login
After her marriage ended, worry about her daughter and an ‘obsession’ with her former husband’s partner triggered a pharmacist into inappropriately accessing their medical records The New Zealand Health Practitioners …
World news wrapup: 8 October 2020
“Brutal cold bullying behaviours” of chain employers highlighted; APhA hopes to break Pharmacy Benefit Managers power; scope widens for some in NZ UK: Large pharmacy chains are exhibiting “brutal cold …
World news wrapup: 1 October 2020
Boots suspends flu jabs for less vulnerable; Irish pharmacists want to help make savings, inclusion in New Zealand UK: The Boots chain has reportedly suspended bookings for flu vaccination after …
World news wrapup: 3 September 2020
CVS employees told not to tell patients when scripts filled by person with COVID-19; new pharmacies in NZ area to explain reducing harms; Canadian pharmacist suspended after on-selling drugs bought …
World news wrapup: 23 July 2020
Quest to reunite former pharmacy customers with their 80s photos; ex-pharmacist sentenced over attempt to rob fish and chip shop; former pharmacist to stay in prison after outcry from his …
World news wrapup: 9 July 2020
Chemist Warehouse expands to NZ South Island; US pharmacy fined for price-gouging; Scottish patients required to wear masks in pharmacy Christchurch, New Zealand: Chemist Warehouse has now expanded to New …