Election 2023

The ACT party’s proposal to reverse the restrictions on pseudoephedrine would see a return to daily burglaries of pharmacies says retired Auckland pharmacist Warren Flaunty

Pharmacies will not be included in the National party’s new vaccine incentives plan, health spokesperson Shane Reti has confirmed

NZ First has released a list of campaign commitments, including its health policies, for next month’s general election, but none of them have been costed

WITH THE ELECTION fast approaching and National and ACT gaining support in the polls, the Pharmacy Guild is urging those parties not to bring back prescription fees.

Smoking, vaping, junk food and alcohol were up for scrutiny at Health Coalition Aotearoa’s political panel on prevention, held last month in Wellington.

The Labour Party says it will limit the number of vape stores nationwide to 600 and introduce a licensing regime if re-elected, in a fresh bid to crack down on youth vaping

A group of pharmacists who pushed for prescription fees to be removed is vowing to continue to fight to keep this change in the wake of National’s latest health policy announcement.

With the election fast approaching and National and ACT gaining support in the polls, the Pharmacy Guild is urging those parties not to bring back prescription fees