Ministry of Health

From a pharmacy point of view, we can only stand back and gaze, with jaws dropped, at the lapses in judgement unfolding with the latest measles outbreak. 

From a pharmacy point of view, we can only stand back and gaze, with jaws dropped, at the lapses in judgement unfolding with the latest measles outbreak. 

The Ministry of Health is urgently working through issues preventing community pharmacists from giving MMR vaccinations as the Auckland measles outbreak worsens

The Pharmacy Council has six new members following lengthy appointment delays

The number of influenza vaccines delivered in pharmacies has shot up since 2016 with more than 75,000 distributed to pharmacies so far this year

No one knows who the members of the Pharmacy Council will be in a few months’ time, but a new chair has been elected – at least for now

Vaccinators are asked to limit their influenza shots to only those eligible for publicly funded injections  

The draft Therapeutic Products Bill attracted submissions from 438 people and organisations and their feedback is due to be considered by Cabinet in August

More than one million doses of seasonal influenza vaccine have now been distributed and The Ministry of Health is encouraging even more New Zealanders to get vaccinated.

The prospect of medicinal cannabis products being sold on pharmacy shelves may become a reality as early as next year, following last year’s passing of the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Act.