Publications

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]

Space to Breathe: Childhood asthma management programme (conference presentation about asthma in New Zealand) [PPT, 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]

Practical tips for giving medicine to kids brochure - Māori(external link)

Practical tips for giving medicine to kids brochure - Chinese(external link)

Practical tips for giving medicine to kids brochure - Chinese(external link)

Practical tips for giving medicine to kids brochure - Korean(external link)

Practical tips for giving medicine to kids brochure - Samoan(external link)

Practical tips for giving medicine to kids brochure - Somali(external link)

Practical tips for giving medicine to kids brochure - Spanish(external link)

Practical tips for giving medicine to kids brochure - Thai(external link)

Practical tips for giving medicine to kids brochure - Tongan(external link)

Practical tips for giving medicine to kids brochure - Vietnamese(external link)

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.

Other publications

2017 – Going to your head: Pharmac’s analysis of data on psychiatric medicines prescribed in New Zealand [PDF, 447 KB]

2015 – Going to your head: Pharmac’s analysis of data on psychiatric medicines prescribed in New Zealand [PDF, 224 KB]

External security inquiry

Pharmac's response to the State Services Commission Inquiry into the Use of External Security Consultants by State Sector Agencies – 2018 [PDF, 40 KB]