Ministry of Health

Former Green Cross Health pharmacy boss Grant Bai, who now works for the company as a consultant on the Therapeutic Products Bill, warns against focusing solely on the bug bear of pharmacy ownership. He provides points to consider when submitting feedback on the bill 

The Northland DHB will not be entering into any new pharmacy contracts until it has brought in a community pharmacy strategy to take control of pharmacy services offered in the region

Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians at Northern DHB are the latest group of hospital pharmacy staff to threaten industrial action over delayed employment contract negotiations

As temperatures continue to soar, DHBs and other employers need health plans to cope, says associate health minister Julie Anne Genter

The Ministry of Health’s long-awaited revised draft of the Therapeutic Products Bill has gone live, thrusting pharmacy ownership rules back on the political agenda

Two Wellington pharmacy owners who refused to take “no” for an answer will finally open a wellness bar within their pharmacy, following a long-running battle with Ministry of Health officials

Six industry influencers took to the stage in a Q&A session at the New Zealand Hospital Pharmacists’ Association annual conference at the weekend

Pharmacists interested in putting their hand up for the Pharmacy Council board have four days left to apply, after “human error” at the Ministry of Health meant the positions were not as widely advertised as possible

A Northland pharmacy has burnt to the ground after a ferocious fire gutted three buildings on the main street in Waipu early Sunday morning