Over-the-counter medicines peak body Consumer Health Products New Zealand (CHPNZ) recently welcomed the Associate Minister of Health (Pharmac and Medsafe)...
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Return of pseudoephedrine to pharmacies
Returned to many pharmacies in time for winter are products containing pseudoephedrine – a highly effective treatment for cough and...
Read MoreMeeting with the Associate Minister of Health – Hon Casey Costello MP
CHPNZ CE Scott Milne has met with the Associate Minister of Health, Hon Casey Costello MP, at her Parliamentary offices.
Read MoreCHPNZ News – April 2024
It has been a busy few months since our last update. The Pseudoephedrine Bill (PSE) has moved at breakneck speed...
Read MoreTherapeutics Products Act to be repealed
With the industry still awaiting more information on the repeal to the Therapeutic Products Act 2023 and the content of...
Read MorePathway for return of pseudoephedrine to pharmacies welcomed
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association of New Zealand (CHPNZ) has welcomed the release today of the pathway to bring the...
Read MoreChange in Kiwis’ self-care and shopping habits
Sashi Anantham, head of IQVIA Consumer Insights and Intelligence ANZ, recently spoke at Consumer Healthcare Products New Zealand’s (CHPNZ) annual...
Read MoreBriefing the New Associate Minister of Health
In the new National-led coalition government, Act Party Leader and Epsom MP Hon David Seymour also holds an Associate Minister...
Read MoreAGM Summary & Season’s Greetings for 2023
Thank you to all that joined us for the CHPNZ AGM last Tuesday, 28 November. Our member turnout and engagement...
Read MoreCHPNZ Annual General Meeting 2023
We're very pleased to welcome Sashi Anantham, Head of IQVIA Consumer Insights and Intelligence ANZ, to speak to us after...
Read MoreMedsafe Industry Day
More than 40 CHPNZ members, in person and online, joined a large Medsafe team for a highly productive, positive and...
Read MoreTherapeutic Products Bill creates unnecessary red tape says medicines exporter
The Therapeutics Products Bill will have an affect on all New Zealanders in some form. Whether you purchase medicines over...
Read MoreThe Therapeutics Product Bill
The Therapeutics Products Bill will have an affect on all New Zealanders in some form. Whether you purchase medicines over...
Read MoreWinter Health Plan Announcement
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association of New Zealand (CHPNZ) has welcomed the government’s Winter Preparedness Plan and its initiatives designed...
Read MoreNew leaders to protect consumers’ right to self-care
Staff remain almost twice as long in pharmaceutical companies that offer internal mobility than those that do not, Australia’s ‘Pharma...
Read MoreNew pharmaceutical career “must-have” revealed
Staff remain almost twice as long in pharmaceutical companies that offer internal mobility than those that do not, Australia’s ‘Pharma...
Read MorePharmacies suggested as healthcare option for youth
With waiting times and costs to see a GP increasing, specialist GP Cathy Stephenson suggests pharmacies might be able to...
Read MoreHealthcare getting wider community reach
A project with a broad view of healthcare – including education, housing and getting food on the table – has...
Read MoreNestlé sets sights on kiwi expansion with $375m purchase
The Overseas Investment Office has revealed that Nestlé New Zealand has paid $375 million to purchase Auckland supplement firm The...
Read MoreRisks of intentional self-poisoning with paracetamol
CHPNZ and its members share the community’s deep concern about the intentional misuse of medicines examined in the report from...
Read MoreSunscreen (Product Safety Standard) Act
The Sunscreen (Product Safety Standard) Act is now law. Sunscreens are now regulated under the Fair Trading Act (FTA) and...
Read MoreReturn to office demands meeting resistance
This year will be big for legislation and regulatory reform, CHPNZ Executive Director Scott Milne says. “We have the Natural...
Read MoreGSK Australia bolsters medical teams
Following the demerger from the healthcare arm of its business, GSK Australia is bolstering its sales arm with 30 new...
Read MoreTherapeutic and natural health products regulations being rolled into one Bill
This year will be big for legislation and regulatory reform, CHPNZ Executive Director Scott Milne says. “We have the Natural...
Read MoreSunscreen law cover until Therapeutics Bill rises
New Zealand’s Sunscreen (Product Safety Standard) Bill was enacted on March 8, 2022. What should interest CHPNZ members are the signals in...
Read MoreMeet ‘rep of the future’
Pharma sales reps must become virtually savvy and harness the power of artificial intelligence as COVID- 19 forces a major...
Read MoreTop of the Hill. Time to Zoom out
Are we yet ready to go back into the office? This is the big question facing pharma as it approaches...
Read MoreWorm drug next Covid craze?
A Sydney academic who specialises in repurposing drugs says a cocktail based on the common worming treatment ivermectin, combined with...
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