Ministry of Health

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

The Ministry of Health has indefinitely delayed its deadline for health professionals to phase out fax machines days before the change was due to come into force

Cost has prevented 5 per cent of New Zealanders from picking up a prescription at least once in the past year, and that number is more than double for Māori, Pacific people and people with disabilities

The Ministry of Health has indefinitely delayed its deadline for health professionals to phase out fax machines just days before the change was due to come into force

It’s been a turbulent year for Medsafe, as latest figures show the authority conducted 108 audits on pharmacies across New Zealand before the global pandemic quickly derailed almost all pharmacy audits for months  

Reporter Anna Lee talks to pharmacy auditor Tony Cox about his work and how auditors are trying to help, not hinder, pharmacists

With less than a month to go before pharmacists and other health professionals must phase out fax machines, it is unclear how many have made the change

The Pharmacy Council has so far received more than 100 applications for its $1.7 million pharmacy relief fund

A staff member from a Christchurch managed isolation facility who tested positive for COVID-19, visited a Chemist Warehouse store in South City Shopping Centre last Friday 

It’s been a turbulent year for Medsafe, as latest figures show the authority conducted 108 audits on pharmacies across New Zealand before the global pandemic quickly derailed almost all pharmacy audits for months