A Pharmaceutical Society appeal for the Ministry of Health to permit pharmacists to give measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations has the support of the director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre
The NZMA chair says not only are rapid throat tests performed in Green Cross Health pharmacies inaccurate, pharmacists should not be performing any throat swab tests
The Pharmaceutical Society is concerned patient safety will be jeopardised if legislation allowing terminally ill patients access to medicinal cannabis is approved in its current format.
Pharmacists with a moral objection to euthanasia should be exempt from involvement in assisted dying cases if the procedure becomes legal, says the Pharmaceutical Society.
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management