Ministry of Health

The Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand has spent its time and energy on supporting its members and working with decision-makers, rather than talking to the media, says president Rhiannon Braund

It’s a Tuesday and at midday there’s another media stand-up at Parliament with directorgeneral of health Ashley Bloomfield, this time flanked by Joe Bourne, a GP from Te Puke, and also Ministry of Health primary care lead.

It’s a Tuesday and at midday there’s another media stand-up at Parliament with directorgeneral of health Ashley Bloomfield, this time flanked by Joe Bourne, a GP from Te Puke, and also Ministry of Health primary care lead.

The Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand has spent its time and energy on supporting its members and working with decision-makers, rather than talking to the media, says president Rhiannon Braund

Community pharmacists are delivering more COVID-19 booster shots than any vaccinator group in the country, including general practice and permanent vaccination centres.

Pharmacist advocates of the MMR vaccination catch-up campaign say it is a shame that about 320,000 doses of the vaccine will be consigned to the dustbin after expiring before they were used

Pharmacist advocates of the MMR vaccination catch-up campaign say it is a shame that about 320,000 doses of the vaccine will be consigned to the dustbin after expiring before they were used

Pharmacies have been flooded with customers seeking rapid antigen tests who must be turned away because they are not eligible

As New Zealand moves to phase three of its response to the Omicron outbreak, the Government has announced pharmacies and other retailers will be able to sell rapid antigen tests to the public

Some provision of N95 masks from Ministry of Health supplies but only for high-risk circumstances