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This would provide a way for pharmacies to increase their over the counter sales, to maximise business and help bridge the gap created by the downfall in income in the sector in recent years. Geographic isolation helped shield New Zealand from hard drug trafficking for years – but a strong DIY culture and the advent of easily hidden, highly mobile methamphetamine labs are having serious consequences, Last modified on Wed 13 Jul 2016 04.44 BST.

But when police shut down imports, addicts were left desperate for a fix. When to dispense medicines. IntensiveAnaesthesia is a specialist website which provides revision for the Primary FRCA, Final FRCA and FFICM. “Before, heroin addicts could last 20 or 30 years before burning out, but P wears addicts out in five to 10 years.

This could also lead to profit hungry owners and business managers diluting the reputation of pharmacies as being guardians of healthcare and ensuring the safe use of medication. According to police and users at the time it was never a big money-spinner or a very sophisticated operation. “We definitely punch above our weight in what we manage to do in a fairly restricted drug scene.”. According to Massey University’s senior drug researcher Dr Chris Wilkins, P manufacture and use is concentrated in Auckland and Christchurch – another disastrous side-effect of 2011’s deadly earthquake. Their instincts were right. “If we can’t get it we’ll make it ourselves,” says Hastings. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, New Zealanders are among the highest users of methamphetamine in the world, alongside Australia and parts of south-east Asia.

P addicts rarely die, they just get worse.”, New Zealand police seize record haul of meth in drug bust.
One pharmacy may allow self-selection and another not, both situated on the same high street. Ross Bell, executive director of the New Zealand Drug Foundation, believes New Zealanders have proven themselves to be skilled drug manufacturers over many decades – a talent born out of distance and necessity, and honed through years of trial and error. A free for all pick ‘n’ mix or allowing patients to make an informed decision? Low prices, fantastic service and fast delivery as standard. The GPhC considers that the advantage of this proposal is in making healthcare more transparent and accessible in line with the government’s present initiative. You can view it here: Threaded commenting powered by interconnect/it code. “In some ways that is a blessing, but in many other ways it’s not.”.