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Antibiotics
The Keep Antibiotics Working resources focus on raising awareness on the appropriate use of antibiotics, especially during winter.
Antibiotics are not a cure-all for winter colds and flu, and overuse of antibiotics can lead to antibiotic resistance.
There are a number of resources that can be downloaded below.
Keep Antibiotics Working (posters) [PDF, 548 KB]
Keep Antibiotics Working (tear off info sheet) [PDF, 703 KB]
The Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora has a range of resources including videos and social media images
"Together we can keep antibiotics working" – Health NZ(external link)
Asthma
Staying Asthma Free – All you need to know about preventers [PDF, 10 MB]
Best Practice Journal - Childhood Asthma (Special Edition) [PDF, 4.1 MB]
Space to Breathe Asthma Flipchart [PDF, 4.4 MB]
Generic medicines
About generic medicines (for people taking medicines) [PDF, 1 MB]
Medicines can look different, it's what's inside that's important [PDF, 403 KB]
Best Practice Special Edition: Generics [PDF, 1.1 MB]
Giving medicines to children
These PDFs print to an A4 page and can be folded three times to make a handily sized handout.
Practical tips for giving medicine to kids brochure - English [PDF, 607 KB]
Gout
The Gout Guide(external link) offers the latest tools and resources to improve gout outcomes. Find resources for health care professionals and people with gout.
Change your life: Stop the pain of gout by bringing down your uric acid [PDF, 726 KB]
Guides for suppliers
Guide for medicine and medical device suppliers
Standard terms and conditions [PDF, 257 KB]
The annual tender: information for suppliers
Supply issue fliers
Fliers to support pharmacists' conversations when people are affected by supply issues.
Unapproved medicines (Section 29) [PDF, 131 KB]
There's a supply issue with your medicine [PDF, 111 KB]
Other publications
February 2025 | Consumer Engagement Workshop Report [PDF, 1.1 MB]
November 2022 | Final Response to Outcomes of the Pharmac Review [PDF, 9.8 MB]
July 2025 | Progress report on the final response [PDF, 175 KB]