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Nurse Practitioner – Join Our Supportive Team in Te Awamutu Mahoe Medical is looking for a motivated and positive Nurse Practitioner  to join our friendly, well-established team in Te Awamutu, Waikato . We are a Cornerstone-accredited  practice with a strong culture of teamwork, learning, and support. Our clinic has extensive experience in training and currently supervises GPEP registrars , reflecting our commitment to clinical excellence and mentoring. What we offer $90.00 p

Please follow this link to the  Pharmac decision regarding improving access to treatments in the community for trauma and medical emergencies, and ketamine for palliative care . We want to make sure that everyone who needs to know about this decision is aware of it. Please share this information with people you think might be interested. Ngā mihi Pharmac | Te Pātaka Whaioranga | P: +0800 660 050|  www.pharmac.govt.nz

Below is the latest information on Pharmac consultations, notifications, and supply issues for Primary Care Prescribers for week 06 February 2026. It includes information on:  New updates Resolved Supply Issues 12-month prescriptions – Pharmac’s key messages for prescribers From 1 February 2026, medicines and other products are funded for up to 12 months on a single prescription. Details of all Schedule changes are included in our decision notification, linked here:  Decision

Looking for a new challenge? We are seeking a passionate Registered Nurse to support the development of New Zealand nursing procedures.  Lippincott is offering a part-time, work-from-home, flexible, freelance clinical editor role.   Please see job description attached.

Iloprost (Vebulis) nebulisers  (Pharmacode: 2643006)  Supplies of Vebulis iloprost nebulisers are low throughout New Zealand. An unapproved alternative was listed from 9 February. Details and a patient flyer are available. Updated medicine supply notices Methylphenidate: Supply issue Concerta: 27 mg out of stock, limited supply of 18 and 36 mg, 54 mg available Ritalin: All strengths available Rubifen:  All strengths available Sandoz XR: All strengths available Teva: All stren

Position : Nurse Practitioner Location : Nelson New Zealand About Us Cannabis Clinic have been embarking on a groundbreaking mission to revolutionise healthcare, and we're inviting you to join us on this exhilarating journey of reinventing what it truly means to care for health. From redefining the essence of health to reimagining the significance of care in healthcare, we're committed to reshaping the experience of both our patients and our team members. we're not just chang

We are seeking feedback on a proposal to widen access to brentuximab vedotin for systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma, to improve the lives of around twelve people in New Zealand in the first year of funding. Please follow this link  to the consultation. We welcome your feedback on this proposal at consult@pharmac.govt.nz .  Consultation is open until 5pm Thursday 19 February 2026.  If there are people, you think would be interested in providing feedback to this consultat

We are seeking feedback on a proposal to widen access to brentuximab vedotin for systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma, to improve the lives of around twelve people in New Zealand in the first year of funding. Please follow this link  to the consultation. We welcome your feedback on this proposal at consult@pharmac.govt.nz .  Consultation is open until 5pm Thursday 19 February 2026.  If there are people, you think would be interested in providing feedback to this consulta

A systematic review in The Lancet 1  outlined the cardiometabolic issues with antidepressants.There were a few surprises: None had significant QT interval issues.  Systolic BP went up with amitriptyline and fluoxetine and down with nortriptyline.  Weight loss was observed with bupropion, sertraline, citalopram, paroxetine, and venlafaxine.  Weight gain was found with amitriptyline 1.6 kg and mirtazapine 0.87 kg. Heart rate increased (beats per minute) to 13.77 for nortriptyli

The Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Regulations 2019 (the Regulations) set the minimum quality standard that medicinal cannabis products and ingredients must meet before they can be supplied in New Zealand. Importers, manufacturers, and suppliers must apply for assessment and provide evidence to the Medicinal Cannabis Agency to verify that their products meet the minimum quality standard. Aurora Half Moon has been verified as meeting the minimum quality standard. More in

Below is the latest information on Pharmac consultations, notifications, and supply issues for Primary Care Prescribers for week 30 January 2026. It includes information on:  New updates R esolved Supply Issues 12-month prescriptions – Pharmac’s key messages for prescribers From early 2026 medicines and other products will be funded for up to 12 months on a single prescription. This decision means that funding of medicines and other products will be aligned with the amended

Allevia Hospitals is one of New Zealand’s largest private surgical hospital providers, with leading medical specialists.  Here's their team for the Symposium, ready to provide you with thorough and timely updates across a wide range of topics – from understanding perimenopausal bleeding patterns, weight-loss medication, managing nasal symptoms, to diagnosing and treating Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome (ACNES): Wal Baraza | Jacob Munro | Craig Ball | Nadya York |

Pharmac has confirmed the decision to continue funding national and regional level storage and distribution services for funded vaccines through agreements with the following suppliers: DHL Supply Chain (New Zealand) Limited (“DHL”) – for the supply of various national vaccines storage and distribution services Pharmacy Retailing (NZ) Limited trading as ProPharma (“ProPharma”) – for the supply of various regional vaccines storage and distribution services From 1 February 2026

Kickstart the New Year with a Nurse Practitioner role in the location you love! Step into the year ahead with a fresh role that brings renewed purpose to your nursing career. Start the next chapter of your medical journey with Third Age Health, New Zealand’s leading and most trusted provider of general practice healthcare in Aged Residential Care. Together, we can deliver meaningful, person-centred care to older adults across the country. We’re expanding our team nationwide a

Pharmac will fund a new strength of thiamine hydrochloride injection, 50 mg per ml (2 ml ampoule), for use in Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora hospitals, from 1 April 2026. Pharmac currently lists thiamine hydrochloride injection 100 mg per ml (1 ml vial and 2 ml vials) and injection 125 mg per ml (2 ml vial) in Part II of Section H of the Pharmaceutical Schedule. None of these line items have a contracted product and we understand most products meeting these descriptions a

Less than 8 weeks to go!  Goodfellow Symposium 2026 In the meantime, here are our latest webinars and podcasts:  Adult ADHD: From diagnosis to long-term management WEBINAR 3 February, 7.30pm: Join Psychiatrist David Codyre who will provide practical guidance on continuing ADHD care once treatment has begun.  Register here   Ovarian cancer: diagnosis to treatment WEBINAR 10 February, 7.30pm: Join Gynae-Oncologist Cecile Bergzoll on offering practical guidance to ovarian cancer

Pharmac is widening access to bortezomib for people with Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia (WM), a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Pharmac included bortezomib in the 2024/25 invitation to tender, and as a result of a price reduction, Pharmac is now widening access to bortezomib from 1 February 2026. This will allow people with Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia to receive bortezomib as an initial treatment or following treatment with other funded medicines such as bendamustine

Kia ora. We are writing to inform you  a supply issue with sodium cromoglicate cap 100   mg (Ralicrom). Several alternatives have or will be listed as follows: Brand Somex Allergoval (German) Nalcrom (Italian) Presentation Cap 100 mg Cap 100 mg Cap 100 mg Pack size 100 cap 100 cap 20 cap Pharmacode 2719649 2721015 2721023 ETA to New Zealand Week of 26 January Can be obtained through wholesaler Can be obtained through wholesaler Funded from 1 January 2026 1 February 2026 1 Feb

Kia ora.   We are writing to inform you that Duolin nebules are in short supply.  Rex the supplier has sourced an alternative product, which will be listed (funded) from 1 February 2026. Alternative product This is not a Medsafe approved product and will need to be prescribed and dispensed in line with Section 29 of the Medicines Act (therefore not available on PSO.)  This medicine contains albuterol sulfate  instead of salbutamol sulphate . Albuterol is the USA official gene

Alfacalcidol (One-Alpha) cap 1 mcg (Pharmacode: 203092) Due to a shipping delay and increased demand, Link (the supplier) has limited supply of this product. Other presentations of alfacalcidol remain available. Bisacodyl: Brand change coming Biscodyl-AFT is listed from 1 February. It will not be available to order until later in February. There is still ample stock of Bisacodyl Viatris, it will not be delisted until 1 July 2026. Calcium Resonium powder  (Pharmacode: 201510)