Pharmaceutical Society

Since the advent of the COVID-19 crisis, the New Zealand pharmacy sector has seen unprecedented and rapid changes. In the space of just a few weeks since the lockdown started, vaccination accreditation has been opened up, pharmacists have been permitted to vaccinate far more widely, and the legal requirements around prescriptions have been relaxed to name just a few. With so much change afoot, Pharmacy Today is asking what other updates pharmacists want to see 

The Pharmaceutical Society and the mental health support collaborative Aotearoa New Zealand Equally Well are calling mental health and addiction patients to be given funded access to the influenza vaccine

New Zealand moves from COVID-19 Alert Level 4 to Alert Level 3 on Tuesday 28th April. Government advice for essential businesses for Level 3 remains the same as that for Level 4

Primary care leaders say a poorly executed seasonal influenza vaccination rollout amid COVID-19 chaos means clinicians are scrambling to vaccinate those considered most vulnerable 

A message from the presidents of the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand to all pharmacy staff 

New Zealand pharmacies are advised to heavily restrict entry to their premises as they remain open during the COVID-19 lockdown

Pharmaceutical Society president Ian McMichael is advising pharmacists to support each other as specific advice on how pharmacists should react to the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis begins to appear

The Ministry of Health has launched the 2020 influenza vaccination campaign early and widely expanded the number of patients eligible for funded vaccinations through pharmacies, due to the COVID-19 outbreak

Director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield has advised the public not to go into work if they have any symptoms of illness