NZ news
World news wrapup: 13 April 2023
Pharmacist allegedly caught with meth, cannabis and 700 oxycontin tablets; GP surgery hikes pharmacy’s rent, sparking closure dispute; NZ interns address failure rate Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: A pharmacist, who was arrested …
World news wrapup: 6 April 2023
Pharmacy chief blasts “lazy” public; pharmacies left behind in disaster planning; Canadian pharmacy scope expands again England, UK: A pharmacy chief has made waves by announcing that the safety net …
NZ soundalike meds mixup sparked coverup
A New Zealand pharmacist failed to spot a technician’s packing error, then tried to blame a colleague by faking script forms The pharmacist, who had been practising since 2004, was …
World news wrapup: 9 March 2023
Entire Lloydspharmacy group at risk in UK; “embarrassed” Irish pharmacist blasts PM over pharmacy inaction; Walgreens caught in medical abortion war UK: All of Lloydspharmacy’s 1,300 branches across the UK …
NZ case highlights need for staff support
A busy supermarket pharmacy made a string of dispensing errors which saw one patient experience “heart attack like symptoms” New Zealand’s Health and Disability Commissioner has found that a Bay …
World news wrapup: 23 February 2023
Pharmacy finds candlelit workarounds in cyclone-affected NZ; teens arrested over Toronto robbery epidemic; Irish pharmacists against codeine upschedule Napier, New Zealand: Stuff has reported on how pharmacies have managed to …
World news wrapup: 16 February 2023
Taliban forbid pharmacies to sell contraceptives; medicines access focus in Türkiye and Syria; New Zealand pharmacies lose power in cyclone Türkiye and Syria: Direct Relief has highlighted the problem of …
World news wrapup: 9 February 2023
Tainted drugs sold in Mexican pharmacies; calls to scrap NZ script copayment; Canadian college slaps chain with largest ever fine Mexico: The Los Angeles Times reports that pharmacies in northwestern …
World news wrapup: 19 January 2023
Violence spikes over Christmas in the UK; bomb threat in Canadian pharmacy; NZ keeps controlled drug status quo UK: Violent incidents in pharmacies tripled over the holiday period, according to …
World news wrapup: 15 December 2022
Kiwi pharmacy owner caters lunch for tired staff; Chinese residents begin stockpiling medicines, pharmacist sentenced over 2012 Boston fungal meningitis outbreak Taranaki, New Zealand: A pharmacy owner has made the …
World news wrapup: 10 November 2022
New Zealand pharmacy leader calls for inappropriate prescribing crackdown; sentence reduced for Canadian pharmacist who faked robbery; pharmacist drowns providing health care New Zealand: A leading pharmacist has urged authorities …
World news wrapup: 3 November 2022
UK pharmacists push expertise in Ukraine assistance; US pharmacist sentenced after dispensing empty capsules; NZ frustrated by workforce dilemma Birmingham, England: The Pharmacists Defence Association is urging MPS and Lords …