Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health’s plans for the New Zealand pharmacy sector can be summed up in two words: medicines optimisation

The Ministry of Health’s plans for the New Zealand pharmacy sector can be summed up in two words: medicines optimisation

The Ministry of Health has ­revealed only 4150 of 350,000 MMR vaccines bought last year for a targeted programme have been administered since July 2020, and only 45 by pharmacist vaccinators 

Unichem Hickeys Pharmacy in Ōrewa has undergone a deep clean after it was visited by customers who later tested positive for COVID-19

Proposed changes to regulations around vaping may affect the 370 pharmacies which stock Vapix, one of the big brands of vaping

The Ministry of Health is encouraging New Zealanders to have their say and provide feedback on draft regulations under the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act through an online consultation that opens today

A Northland pharmacy has put its entire staff into isolation after the store was visited by a woman who tested positive for COVID-19

Community pharmacists and GPs will likely be prioritised to receive early vaccinations when stocks of Pfizer’s new COVID-19 vaccine enter the country early next year

The Ministry of Health is hopeful that problems with the New Zealand ePrescription Service have been resolved since a major disruption last week

Pharmacy Today reporter Jonathan Chilton-Towle speaks to health minister Andrew Little about his plans for the pharmacy sector