NZ news
World news wrapup: 27 July 2017
No lead-in period for codeine upschedule in France; Boots backs down on EC price; NZ synthetic cannabis deaths; homeopathy scripts scrapped in UK France: French Health Minister Agnès Buzyn has …
Chemist Warehouse looks to New Zealand
Chemist Warehouse is planning to expand across the Tasman – maybe sooner rather than later New Zealand’s stuff.co.nz reported over the weekend that the Australian giant has reportedly been looking …
World news wrapup: 13 July 2017
30 years for killing New Jersey pharmacist; NZ keeps codeine status quo; fake Fentanyl in Ontario Trenton, New Jersey: A man who shot and killed a New Jersey pharmacist has …
World news wrapup: 6 July 2017
Scottish pharmacy to sell alcohol; US pharmacist jailed for 30 years; second car crashes through Canadian pharmacy window Fife, Scotland: A village pharmacist has been granted approval to sell alcohol …
Should cigarette sales go back to pharmacies?
A New Zealand study suggests that only tobacconists—and pharmacies—should sell cigarettes New University of Otago research has examined the views of smokefree experts throughout New Zealand, and suggested that restricting …
World news wrapup: 1 June 2017
Free apples for patients in New Zealand; Texas pharmacist spots alleged fraud; strikes across sector in India; and UK Health Department admits pharmacy funding errors Dunedin, New Zealand: The Albany …
‘I come here with a lot of anger’—doctor crashes Vaxxed screening
A New Zealand doctor jumped on stage during a screening of the controversial film Vaxxed, and slammed the anti-vaccination movement Dr Lance O’Sullivan attended a screening of the movie in …
World news wrapup: 25 May 2017
Trainee pharmacist stalked in England; UK funding cut case knocked back; US rural pharmacies under financial pressure; pharmacists proposed to become treatment providers in NZ Bury St Edmunds, UK: A …
World news wrapup: 11 May 2017
Catching robbers in Ohio, flood aftermath in New Zealand, addressing pharmacy violence in Northern Ireland, and new drug use approach in Ireland Middletown, Ohio: Police were able to track down …
Putting feet up better than cold remedies?
New Zealand’s answer to ASMI has hit back at Consumer NZ’s investigation into cough and cold remedies, which found they lacked evidence to support their use Consumer NZ says that …
World news wrapup: 13 April 2017
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world Christchurch, New Zealand: A Christchurch pharmacist has been censured and fined for professional misconduct after he failed to admit …
World news wrapup: 30 March 2017
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world Bradford, UK: The body of a man has been found in the roof space of the Rowlands pharmacy in …