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      Home > News > Health & Safety

    Nurse prescribers can now offer patients nearly double the number of medicines

    Nurse prescribers can now offer patients nearly double the number of medicines


    The Director-General of Health's authorised adding 211 drugs to the more-than-240 already on the list.

    Health Minister Simeon Brown says the medications cover a wide range of common and long-term conditions.

    They include high blood pressure, diabetes, respiratory conditions and menopause symptoms.

    Meanwhile, 20 more meds have been added to the more than 1700 pharmacist-prescribers can offer.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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