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New Zealand appears to have entered a fifth wave of COVID-19 as the EG.5 “variant of interest” infects many more people

Experts say New Zealand needs a centre for disease control (CDC) to better prepare for future pandemics

The pharmacy sector may miss out on $8 million in backdated funding if the 138 pharmacy owners who have not yet signed the latest variation of the pharmacy services contract do not do so within five days

Upper Hutt pharmacist Brooke McKay hopes to foster unity in the profession in her new role as vice president of PSNZ

From next year, Te Whatu Ora will pay graduate pharmacists who choose to work in rural areas nearly $12,000 for their first three years of work, to entice them to stay in these hard-to-staff areas

A pharmacist who engaged in a harassment campaign against his former employers and provided false information to a professional conduct committee set up to investigate him has had his registration canceled and been ordered to pay over $14,000

Medsafe is investigating a new digital healthcare provider that has been advertising a controlled drug on social media, and the Medical Council has warned the provider for using its logo without permission

Removing the $5 prescription fee has made healthcare in New Zealand demonstrably better and pharmacists think National’s plan to restore the fees for most people will have “disastrous” consequences, a survey conducted by the Prescription Access Initiative shows

A leading epidemiologist says it appears the country is experiencing a fifth wave of Covid-19

Pharmacists are not happy that the Pharmacy Council wants to increase pharmacists’ Annual Practising Certificate fee and disciplinary levy by $75 next year