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Medsafe has seized two moisturisers because they contain a ‘potent steroid’ which is not allowed in New Zealand 

Around 1500 pharmacists will be able to do three free courses thanks to $100,000 funding from Te Whatu Ora

Te Whatu Ora has told pharmacy sector leaders it is preparing for the $5 prescription fee to be returned on 1 July

A bill that will allow pseudoephedrine cold and flu medicines to be sold by pharmacists again has passed its third reading in Parliament 

Pharmacy Council chair Arthur Bauld has been re-elected to the position for the third time

Health minister Shane Reti appears to be distancing himself from fallout arising from a Ministry of Health proposal to axe the Suicide Prevention Office

Just $7.9 million had been spent, by the time of a recent update from Te Whatu Ora, of the $102 million earmarked over three years for Comprehensive Primary Care Teams

Two health targets have been re-announced as part of nine new benchmarks for the public service

Pharmacist numbers are being eroded by many factors, including funding, costs associated with practising, overwork and better remuneration overseas. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

Their community, staff and a strong business partnership have been the highlights of nearly 18 years of pharmacy ownership for two Taranaki women, one who started working there in the 1970