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Doctors should be aware of the signs of methamphetamine poisoning after a potentially lethal dose of the drug was found in lollies donated to the Auckland City Mission

Taking risks in business is something Abdul Eraki is familiar with. He and a fellow student had taken out a lease on a pharmacy before they’d passed their internship more than nine years ago

A proposal to cut 4500 Te Whatu Ora jobs, including 470 doctors and almost 1500 nurses, has been dubbed “appalling” by a long-serving health official

New ESR data shows a 45 per cent jump in the number of syphilis cases recorded in New Zealand in 2023, the New Zealand Sexual Health Society says

The very idea of Pharmac presents a conundrum for the minister in charge, Act leader David Seymour

Clinical pharmacist Katrina Azer discusses the problems facing pharmacy and potential solutions for its future

PHARMACY SECTOR representatives have told Te Whatu Ora that the 2.51 per cent funding increase it plans to offer community pharmacies this year is unacceptable and inadequate.

The return of the $5 prescription fee last month has hit community pharmacy hard with one pharmacist saying his scripts are down by 20 per cent

Changes to the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme allowing New Zealand companies to export have been called a breakthrough for the sector by industry leaders

Two general practices have pulled the plug on their urgent-care clinic contracts – one pushed and one jumping – after staffing and funding issues saw them struggle to meet ACC requirements