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The Government will increase the supply of free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests (RATs) until June this year

The vital role pharmacy plays in the healthcare response during emergency situations is unrecognised in reports from Te Whatu Ora. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

Early career pharmacists working in rural areas will soon be able to apply for a scheme that will mean a $12,000 bonus after three years 

New Zealand’s fifth wave of COVID-19 may have peaked, just as the risk of a measles outbreak is on the rise

Cosmetics containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or ‘forever chemicals’ will be banned from being imported or manufactured in New Zealand from 31 December 2026

The Pharmacy Council is going ahead with its proposed $75 increase to the Annual Practising Certificate fee this year, despite opposition from the profession

The Red Sea conflict has already started to delay shipments of medicines to New Zealand

Pharmaceutical Society president Rhiannon Braund, currently a professor at the University of Otago, will lead the University of Waikato’s pharmacy school, as Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

A pharmacist working towards a business degree at the University of Canterbury has won an international award for software designed to reduce medication errors

A study that confirms links between Long Covid and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) could be beneficial for advancing treatment for both diseases, a researcher says