Pacific

New research suggests short-acting asthma inhalers are being overused and long-acting ones are underutilised, especially for Māori and Pacific peoples 

Antibiotics were offloaded from a flight departing Auckland for Samoa because there wasn't enough room in the hold - a move that has drawn criticism from a pharmacist

The University of Otago School of Pharmacy, along with the rest of Otago’s Division of Health Sciences, may soon give people with disabilities priority access to its courses.

Pharmacist and medical herbalist Phil Rasmussen traces the chequered history of kava, which is famous for its anti-anxiety and sleep-promoting properties

Waikato pharmacists have been rolling up their sleeves and getting stuck into community vaccination drives 

An equity-focused Pharmac report on the prevalence of gout within Pacific communities is a commendable first step, says south Auckland GP and chair of the Pasifika GP Network Api Talemaitoga 

Pharmac has released the Pacific peoples health – Gout data insights report today. The report shows that, while the prevalence of gout in Pacific peoples continues to climb, access to preventive gout medicine remains inequitable

The Pasifika Medical Association is pleased with the “incredible response” to its appeal for medical and other supplies which were due to sail to Tonga in the last weekend of March.

The Pasifika Medical Association is pleased with the “incredible response” to its appeal for medical and other supplies which are due to sail to Tonga this weekend

The Pasifika Medical Association Group is seeking donations of medical supplies and money for a relief container to assist the people of Tonga