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The pharmacy sector is sailing into uncharted waters as the 20 DHBs give way to Health New Zealand and the Māori Health Authority tomorrow. Jonathan Chilton-Towle speaks to leaders about what the sector can expect in the future

An estimated 36,000 patients need to come off the blood pressure medication before September 

Chemist Warehouse is poised to expand into Dunedin, with its first store set to open in the Meridian Mall in the central city

Logan Webber, intern pharmacist from Pharmacy Three Rivers in Gisborne, introduces his cat Ava for the Pet of the Month competition

Another extension has been granted to spending the remaining $175,000 left in the Pharmacy Team Relief Fund 

Stephen Choong, a hospital pharmacist working in the Auckland area, says the pay agreement reached between the Public Service Association and the DHBs is a step towards better rights and pay for all allied health staff after two years of stagnation

Pharmacies in Southland are cutting hours and considering closing their doors because they’re struggling to find pharmacists

Pharmacies’ vaccinating efforts recognised as free flu shots are extended to 170,000 mental health and addiction patients 

Twelve people have been hospitalised in the past 48 hours due to fentanyl overdoses, with at least six found unconscious and in serious condition

Yesterday’s final gathering of the Capital and Coast and Hutt Valley DHB boards was an extended howl at work left undone