Ministry of Health

Health minister Andrew Little says Budget 2021 did not include any new funding for pharmacy because no new initiatives for pharmacy were being implemented

A new version of the Pharmacy Action Plan, which is set to guide the direction of pharmacy policy for the next five years is under way. But so far, very few community pharmacists are involved

About a quarter of pharmacies are expected to be giving COVID-19 vaccinations by July and the country’s largest pharmacy network, Green Cross Health, is supporting as many of its member pharmacies as possible to take part

Health minister Andrew Little says Budget 2021 did not include any new funding for pharmacy because no new initiatives for pharmacy were being implemented

A new version of the Pharmacy Action Plan, which is set to guide the direction of pharmacy policy for the next five years is under way. But so far, very few community pharmacists are involved

Adverse drug events or reactions are major causes of patient morbidity and mortality, and a source of significant costs for organisations and whānau

Auckland pharmacist and former owner of Devonport 7 Day Pharmacy Asma Shousha has been censured, her registration has been cancelled and she has been ordered to pay over $37,000

About a quarter of pharmacies are expected to be giving COVID-19 vaccinations by July, when the national programme ramps up to immunise the general population

Concerns have been raised about Australians flocking to New Zealand for the COVID-19 vaccine and the Ministry of Health has confirmed no measures are being taken to prevent this from happening

Nearly $17.5 million of the $18 million fund that was allocated for “critical” community pharmacies last year is likely to go back to the Crown, because so far no home has been found for it within the sector