Pharmacy

In Wellington, some pharmacies have been told, 'thanks but no thanks', when it comes to helping with the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

Ben Latty from the capital's Wellworks Pharmacy said it is an… Video, Audio

Pharmacies say they are underutilised and getting mixed messages from health officials - despite being an obvious solution to the sluggish Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

About 13 percent of New Zealanders… Video, Audio

Working as a pharmacist in some of the worst conflict zones in the world has given Petra Straight a new perspective on risk.

She was part of the response to the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, and… Audio, Gallery

We've been speaking with Jo Tovee, a Kiwi stuck in Lima amid some fraught circumstances as a tourist during the Covid-19 lockdown. Since we last caught up with Jo, she managed to get on a UK… Audio

New Zealander Jo Tovee is stranded in Lima after Peru went into a state of emergency while she was on holiday there. She has now been forced to find new accommodation at short notice after her hostel… Audio

Jo Tovee is currently stuck in a hostel in Lima after only five days into her solo-trip to Peru after the Peruvian government declared a 15-day state of emergency. She says foreigners are being made… Audio

Now that oral contraceptives are set to be prescribed by pharmacists - what are the stumbling blocks for giving consumers easier access to other medicines? The Ministry of Health last week cleared the… Audio

For 20 years editor and journalist Barbara Fountain has raised important health issues and got our doctors talking to each other through the publication New Zealand Doctor. That dedication to… Audio