COVID-19

The Ministry of Health today revealed more details of the $18 million fund for hundreds of ‘critical’ community pharmacies at part of the $92.6 million package the Government announced this week

The Government has revealed $18 million in funding will go to 365 "critical" community pharmacies as part of a $92.6 million package, but details - such as what constitutes a "critical" community pharmacy and how the financial support will be allocated- remain unclear

Community pharmacists are still required to limit dispensing of all funded medicines to one month's supply for another seven weeks, due the impact of COVID-19 on international medicine manufacturing and supply chains

Unichem Wyndham Street co-owner and business manager Zahra Tabar likens the “dramatic” last three months to a Hollywood movie

No pharmacists have been infected with COVID-19 during the pandemic so far, figures from the Ministry of Health show

When Dunedin-based clinical pharmacists Angela Renall, Melissa Copland and Sonia Cox turned up to work on 19 March, they had no idea that just a few hours later they would be nasally swabbing for COVID-19

A new Pacific Pharmacists’ Association initiative carried out by vice-president Diana Phone aims to address the “fundamental lack” of information for Pacific people and the public about medicine and pharmacy during COVID-19.  

The Fono West Dispensary Plus Pharmacy has launched a free Auckland-wide delivery service to ensure the timely delivery of prescription medication for vulnerable patients during COVID-19

It’s June and we find ourselves bracing for the true impact of the COVID-19 lockdown to hit

Six New Zealand pharmacies closed following the start of COVID-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown but three have since reopened, the Ministry of Health has revealed