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A Gisborne pharmacist says Māori on the East Coast have been disproportionately affected by Cyclone Gabrielle due to the high numbers living in rural areas and on the coast 

A Mangawhai pharmacist says free GP visits for people in Northland come just in time - as emergency medicines supply rules end 

Motor Neurone Disease chief executive Scott Arrol says Pharmac’s proposal to stop funding food thickeners is mean-spirited

Pharmacy sector leaders have been meeting with health authorities to organise support for pharmacies affected by Cyclone Gabrielle

Two-strain COVID vaccine shots on offer next week, says health minister Ayesha Verrall 

Cyclone Gabrielle has created havoc with transport routes in the most-affected areas, but pharmacy staff have gone the extra mile to ensure medicines get through

The Auckland Regional Public Health Service is warning health providers of a potential outbreak of leptospirosis, which could be linked to recent extreme weather events

Free blood pressure checks are being given at pop-up clinics for Heart Awareness Month 

A pilot clinic held for LGBTQIA+ patients at the University of Otago’s School of Pharmacy was such a success that plans to extend it are afoot. 

Countdown Pharmacy Bayfair and a pharmacist who used to work there have been reprimanded by the health and disability commissioner for multiple dispensing errors