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The maker of herbal supplement Arthrem plans to fight charges laid by the Ministry of Health over reports of liver harm linked to the supplement

The people of Wakefield have found themselves having to flee their community, as the large Nelson bush fire continues to blaze

Motivational messages for pharmacists to champion social and environmental change and end health inequities resounded at the New Zealand Hospital Pharmacists’ Association annual conference last November

The health sector has been stunned and saddened by the sudden death of Stewart Jessamine, a much-loved and respected former Ministry of Health official

An Otago University postgraduate pharmacy student has shown Māori and Pasifika peoples are at greater risk of harm when taking dabigatran

Māori and Pasifika health advisory group members often find their health knowledge and expertise are denied and distrusted, researcher Heather Came says

Staff at the general practice and pharmacy closest to the Nelson fires remain on alert but are so far unaffected
 

New Zealand’s locums are discussing forming an association to protect their profession’s interests and advise members

A veteran hospital pharmacist calls on the sector to address burnout before increasing demands on pharmacists cause further loss of the industry’s “brightest sparks”

Chemist Warehouse is rapidly expanding with five pharmacies open in the Auckland region alone, and plans to roll out around 70 throughout all New Zealand