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A pharmacist says her industry's under an unsustainable amount of pressure

25 August 2025

A pharmacist says her industry's under an unsustainable amount of pressure

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Concerns are being raised about pharmacy prescriptions, with two recent reports of incorrect dosing
	25 Aug: Concerns are being raised about pharmacy prescriptions, with two recent reports of incorrect dosing... more

A pharmacist failed to consult a man's GP three times before he suffered a fatal brain bleed
	25 Aug: A pharmacist failed to consult a man's GP three times before he suffered a fatal brain bleed... more

A couple arrested in Wanaka, alleged to have faked cancer to defraud family and friends of one million dollars, are facing fresh charges
	25 Aug: A couple arrested in Wanaka, alleged to have faked cancer to defraud family and friends of one million dollars, are facing fresh charges... more

A pause in pelvic mesh operations has now reached the two year mark
	25 Aug: A pause in pelvic mesh operations has now reached the two year mark... more

New Zealand researchers are working on a vaccine for a virus, with pandemic potential
	24 Aug: New Zealand researchers are working on a vaccine for a virus, with pandemic potential... more

Medical presumptions are causing Maori to be twice as likely to die, after bowel cancer surgery
	24 Aug: Medical presumptions are causing Maori to be twice as likely to die, after bowel cancer surgery... more

A landmark breast cancer programme focusing on Maori women is preparing to launch in November
	24 Aug: A landmark breast cancer programme focusing on Maori women is preparing to launch in November... more

ACC is encouraging people to take care, as thousands more running injuries were reported in 2024 than the year before
	23 Aug: ACC is encouraging people to take care, as thousands more running injuries were reported in 2024 than the year before... more

A batch of a viral lemon sorbet product's being pulled from supermarket shelves - after failing to declare it contains milk
	23 Aug: A batch of a viral lemon sorbet product's being pulled from supermarket shelves - after failing to declare it contains milk... more

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