COVID-19

Medsafe has issued a warning about a Miracle Mineral Solutions, an industrial bleach which is being toted online as a cure to COVID-19 and other diseases

Medsafe Group manager Chris James confirms the COVID-19 pandemic means there is currently no timeframe for when the natural products legislation will be introduced to Parliament

At least seven companies have been forced to change or take down advertisements referencing Covid-19 following complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan - which draws to a close on Sunday, has been a challenge in more and markedly different ways than usual during COVID-19

New Zealand researchers are developing a COVID-19 medicine based on ACE2, a human enzyme which is key to the new coronavirus’ cell-entry mechanism 

Today there are no new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand.

Talk of the need for equity in healthcare provision has turned out to be just that – talk, say Māori and Pacific health providers

New Zealand moved to Alert Level 2 nearly a week ago, but for the majority of pharmacies not much has changed.  

The relaxation of a requirement for pharmacies to collect the original copy of faxed prescriptions has been extended to the end of June and is likely to continue for longer

A newly ordered shipment of flu vaccine tailored for northern hemisphere use will be offered to New Zealanders not at high risk