Associate Minister of Health Julie Anne Genter says trained pharmacist vaccinators in approximately 450 pharmacies across New Zealand will soon be able to deliver MMR vaccinations to people aged 16 and over, as the latest step in the Government’s plan to stop the measles outbreak and improve the immunity of New Zealanders
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Media release from associate health minister Julie Anne Genter
The Community Pharmacy Leaders Forum (CPLF), a collaboration of pharmacy organisation leaders with a focus on New Zealand community pharmacies, had a productive meeting this week focused on developing a unified response to key issues facing community pharmacy
Medication errors are among the most common incidents reported in hospitals, often occurring at hospital admission, with a new study led by Monash University and Alfred Health researchers evaluating a collaborative model to reduce medication errors and length of hospital stay
An Australian-Fijian medicinal kava company, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Green Cross Healthto market and sell Fiji Kava products across its significant nation-wide pharmacy network in New Zealand
AbbVie New Zealand today announced that HUMIRA® (adalimumab) is now available and funded to New Zealanders by PHARMAC to treat moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a painful, debilitating, chronic skin condition
Pharmacy Technician Day (15 October 2019) is a great time to reflect on the essential role that pharmacy technicians play within the New Zealand healthcare system.
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Media release from the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand
Academic pharmacist Nataly Martini provides key information on Helicobacter pylori pathophysiology, diagnosis and evidence-based treatment strategies to enhance patient outcomes