Ministry of Health

Pharmac has halted a proposal to extend the supply periods for Class B controlled drugs at the request of the Ministry of Health

After nearly a year of preparation, the Independent Community Pharmacy Group finally had its day in court. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

Health professionals have nine days to have their say on a Pharmac proposal to change the rules for Class B controlled drugs

After nearly a year of preparation, the Independent Community Pharmacy Group finally had its day in court. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

Diana Sarfati has been appointed director-general of health and chief executive of the Ministry of Health 

Majority ownership of pharmacies by pharmacists has been retained in a new bill that was presented to Parliament today

The legal showdown between the New Zealand Independent Pharmacists Group, Te Whatu Ora and the Ministry of Health had its third and final day in the High Court at Wellington. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports 

The Ministry of Health says its decisions to license Countdown Pharmacies in Wainuiomata and Gisborne were “reasonable and lawful”

A leaked document from a Ministry of Health official pleads with the health minister to urgently add 30 professions – including pharmacy – to the immigration Green List 

All Māori and Pacific peoples aged 40 or older will be eligible for booster shots from tomorrow