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Complementary medicines expert Shaun Holt agrees with a Consumer NZ report on weight loss that says there is no “magic bullet” for ditching the pounds

Social media claims that children have been immunised against meningococcal W without consent have been dismissed by Northland DHB as incorrect and harmful 

Doug Longmire, a locum pharmacist in Palmerston North, chats to Nerine Zoio about his love of collecting Japanese knives

Every morning for 25 years, New Plymouth pharmacist Ian Lobb would proudly set up his storefront sign on the city’s main street to mark the start of a busy day ahead

There isn’t a health service in Canterbury at the moment not under extra pressure. Christchurch Hospital’s inten­sive care unit and special care ba­bies unit, as well as Christchurch Women’s Hospital, are overflow­ing with patients, at a rate never seen before

Pharmacy technicians are being invited to sign up to a learning conference about infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship

Domestic violence victims are more likely to make multiple requests for ECP, study finds

Christchurch’s Urgent Pharmacy is closing its doors this month after more than 100 years of meeting the public’s after-hours pharmacy needs

From commissioning custom-made bags to reusing stock boxes, pharmacy staff are preparing ahead of the Government’s planned ban of plastic bags. 

New Zealand’s complementary health products group says ongoing delays to long-promised legislation for their sector is stifling business and export growth