NZ news
Tanya du Plessis is NZ’s pharmacist of the year
The Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand has named its pharmacist of the year: Tanya du Plessis, the infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship pharmacist at Middlemore Hospital. Du Plessis is the …
NZ pharmacy deregulation won’t foster collaboration, GPs told
The proposed deregulation of pharmacy ownership in New Zealand is unlikely to foster collaboration and trust between GPs and pharmacists, says the editor of NZ Doctor. Barbara Fountain wrote in …
Hamilton’s Pharmacy 547 is NZ’s Pharmacy of the Year
Hamilton’s Pharmacy 547 has been named Community Pharmacy of the Year award at New Zealand’s 2016 Pharmacy Awards. This year’s awards ceremony was held in Auckland and saw approximately 370 …
World news wrapup: 30 June 2016
AJP takes a look at the world’s week in pharmacy The US Supreme Court has turned away an appeal by a family-owned pharmacy which objected to supplying emergency contraception on …
World news wrapup: 23 June 2016
Our wrapup of pharmacy news from around the world Loveland, Colorado: A pharmacy’s dosage error may have caused the death of an eight-year-old boy, Denver7 reports. According to the station …
World news wrapup: 16 June 2016
Our weekly wrapup of pharmacy news from around the world Orlando, Florida: Stanley Almodovar III, 23 (pictured), and Amanda Alvear, 25, have been named as two of the victims of …
World News Wrapup: 2 June 2016
Our weekly wrapup of pharmacy news from around the globe Northvale, New Jersey: A pharmacist in New Jersey recently helped rescue a 10-year-old girl who was having an acute asthma …
World news wrapup: 26 May 2016
A look at this week’s pharmacy news from around the world UK: A British pharmacist has been struck off for falsifying 19 medicines use reviews (MURs) during two months, Chemist …
World news wrapup: 12 May 2016
Our weekly wrapup of pharmacy news from around the world Nottingham, UK: A pharmacist has been criticised in UK media for allegedly putting a towel over the head of a …
Deregulating pharmacy across the ditch
New Zealand’s government is preparing changes to pharmacy ownership which will mean pharmacies will no longer need to be part owned by a pharmacist, but by any “fit and proper” …
Kiwi pharmacists now offer better access to oral contraceptives
Trained New Zealand pharmacists are now able to dispense repeat supplies of oral contraceptives to women who have had them prescribed within the last three years, following a Medicines Classification …
PSA, PSNZ partner on postgrad education for Kiwi pharmacists
The PSA and the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand have announced a joint collaboration for exclusive access for New Zealand pharmacists to formal postgraduate education in leadership and management, tailored …