Health professionals gave a huge thumbs up to Allergy New Zealand’s recent free EpiPen® campaign, according to the organisation’s Chief Executive Mark Dixon
The Suicide Mortality Review Committee (SuMRC) welcomes the Chief Coroner’s annual report on provisional suicide statistics released today. The figures suggest an overall decrease in deaths by suicide in Aotearoa
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Media release from Health Quality and Safety Commission
In response to the changing demands of consumers and a record peak in online orders during COVID-19, Australia’s largest pharmacy retailer, Chemist Warehouse, has teamed up with Cohesio Group (Körber) to launch a same-day delivery service for its 1.5 million weekly customers.
New Zealand’s 5,500 general practitioners are working hard to sustain excellent community health care across the country but are finding the second wave of COVID-19 challenging
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Media release from Royal New Zealand College of GPs
District Health Boards are forecasting a funding increase for the community pharmacy sector of more than $27.2 million in 2020/21, says DHB lead Pharmacy General Manager Planning and Funding Carolyn Gullery
The positive impacts of pharmacists in supporting medication without harm are described in a new publication from the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) released today
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Media release from the International Pharmaceutical Federation
University of Otago researchers have learnt more about how viruses operate and can evade the immune system and are now using their discovery to help learn more about COVID-19
Academic pharmacist Nataly Martini provides key information on Helicobacter pylori pathophysiology, diagnosis and evidence-based treatment strategies to enhance patient outcomes