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Waitematā District Health Board (DHB) is deeply sorry that staff who were caring for patients from St Margaret’s Hospital and Rest Home have tested positive for Covid-19

The first two pharmacy services contract review meetings for 2020 were called off due to the COVID-19 outbreak but the DHBs say this will not affect any contract amendments coming into force on 1 October as usual

Funding community pharmacies to vaccinate pregnant women for pertussis (whooping cough) is likely to overcome some barriers to uptake by raising awareness of vaccines and increasing availability, a University of Auckland study has found

Community pharmacies’ bank balances should look a little healthier, as all $15 million of the support package promised to the sector has been promptly paid out 

Three lower North Island pharmacies are trialling vape pens as a funded smoking cessation tool for Māori, Pasifika and pregnant women

Retired Auckland pharmacist Warren Flaunty has slammed the zero prescription fees on offer by Chemist Warehouse, saying the strategy is “killing” independent pharmacies, including his own

The Government today announced plans to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of young adults against measles, but the Pharmaceutical Society president worries DHBs may not involve pharmacists in the programme

More than 100 pharmacies have started offering measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations to patients meeting specific eligibility criteria

More than 100 pharmacies have started offering measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations to patients meeting specific eligibility criteria

The measles epidemic’s rapid spread and staying power show the need for more creative approaches to filling gaps in immunity, immunisation expert Nikki Turner says