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As winter kicks off, respiratory illnesses are on the rise and flu is likely to stick around all winter 

Natasha Jojoa Burling looks at whether there are more opportunities across the Tasman

Upper Hutt pharmacist Brooke McKay, who has won Pharmacist of the Year 2022, is described as an absolute superstar and someone who puts her community’s needs first 

Documents released under the Official Information Act show a single South Island pharmacy owner who had enough was the catalyst for the controversial unannounced audits programme being halted and put under review. Jonathan Chilton-Towle investigates

A patient group is protesting proposed legislation that could potentially ban the personal importation of prescribed medicines to treat diseases such as cancer

A petition asking health minister Ayesha Verrall to expand the new pharmacy minor ailments scheme to all parts of New Zealand has gained over 180 signatures since it was launched yesterday

Warning over men’s use of Epilim at time of conception issued by Medsafe 

Two pharmacies in Rotorua have closed after Medsafe suspended their operating licences 

Annual pharmacy services contract talks have been temporarily paused after National Annual Agreement Review chair Jenny Black resigned unexpectedly

GPs are very happy with clinical pharmacists working in primary care, two new reports show, but there are barriers to pharmacists increasing their hours and getting a prescribing qualification