COVID-19

Independent pharmacy owners are hitting back at claims they are price gouging when selling rapid antigen tests

Community pharmacists are delivering the most booster shots of any vaccinators, reports Paulette Crowley

COVID testing at Middlemore Hospital’s emergency department will indicate when the Omicron wave has peaked in south Auckland, a professor of public health says 

Medsafe this week approved the first of two antiviral COVID-19 treatments suitable for community use, but the earliest they will be available is April 

The Pasifika Medical Association Group is seeking donations of medical supplies and money for a relief container to assist the people of Tonga

A New Zealand-owned pharmacy chain in London is exporting rapid antigen tests to local businesses desperate for supplies

There’s been a lot of talk recently about the higher profile of pharmacy, thanks to the pandemic

Since the traffic light COVID-19 management system was intro­duced late last year, masks have been required in retail stores such as pharmacies during the orange and red settings

Jordan Macdonald, a community pharmacist in Dunedin and executive member of Ngā Kaitiaki o te Puna Rongoā (MPA), reflects on the demands of COVID-19, with help from other members of the organisation

The seaside village of Oneroa on Waiheke Island is busy on yet another hot sunny day. As boats bob in Oneroa Bay, out­side café tables are full of day trippers, and getting a park isn’t easy