Alendronate factsheet
Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2021
English [PDF, 280 KB]
Traditional Chinese [PDF, 704 KB]
Read about Alendronate
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Medicine factsheets and videos
Includes translated versions
Key points about medicine factsheets and videos
- Easy to understand information about commonly prescribed medicines.
- Find out how to take your medicine safely and the possible side effects.
- Factsheets are available in different languages.
- Videos are available about some medicines and use of inhalers.
Factsheets: How to take your medicine safely
Allopurinol for gout factsheet
Healthify He Puna Waiora and Pharmac, NZ, 2024
English [PDF, 175 KB]
Te reo Māori [PDF, 284 KB]
Samoan [PDF, 332 KB]
Tongan [PDF, 478 KB]
Calcium resonium factsheet
Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2022
English [PDF, 288 KB]
Chinese (simplified) [PDF, 759 KB]
Chinese (traditional) [PDF, 1008 KB]
Read about Calcium resonium
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Dabigatran for atrial fibrillation factsheet Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2020 English [PDF, 231 KB], te reo Māori [PDF, 444 KB], Samoan [PDF, 354 KB], Tongan [PDF, 396 KB] |
Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2024
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Empagliflozin factsheet
Te reo Māori [PDF, 326 KB]
Samoan [PDF, 823 KB]
Tongan [PDF, 921 KB]
Chinese (simplified) [PDF, 732 KB]
Chinese (traditional) [PDF, 867 KB]
Cook Islands Māori [PDF, 1.5 MB]
Hindi [PDF, 1.8 MB]
Tokelauan [PDF, 829 KB]
Tuvaluan [PDF, 1.3 MB]
Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2021
English [PDF, 224 KB]Te reo Māori [PDF, 326 KB]
Samoan [PDF, 823 KB]
Tongan [PDF, 921 KB]
Chinese (simplified) [PDF, 732 KB]
Chinese (traditional) [PDF, 867 KB]
Cook Islands Māori [PDF, 1.5 MB]
Hindi [PDF, 1.8 MB]
Tokelauan [PDF, 829 KB]
Tuvaluan [PDF, 1.3 MB]
Read about Empagliflozin
Epoetin factsheet
Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2022
Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2022
English [PDF, 245 KB]
Chinese (simplified) [PDF, 726 KB]
Chinese (traditional) [PDF, 787 KB]
Read about Epoetin
Ibuprofen factsheet
Te reo Māori [PDF, 241 KB]
Samoan [PDF, 219 KB]
Tongan [PDF, 253 KB]
Chinese (simplified) [PDF, 501 KB]
Cook Islands Māori [PDF, 1.4 MB]
Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2022
English [PDF, 290 KB]Te reo Māori [PDF, 241 KB]
Samoan [PDF, 219 KB]
Tongan [PDF, 253 KB]
Chinese (simplified) [PDF, 501 KB]
Cook Islands Māori [PDF, 1.4 MB]
Read about Ibuprofen for adults
Medicines and side effects [PDF, 91 KB]
Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2024
Paracetamol factsheet
Te reo Māori [PDF, 154 KB]
Samoan [PDF, 132 KB]
Cook Islands Māori [PDF, 731 KB]
Tongan [PDF, 170 KB]
Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2022
English [PDF, 144 KB]Te reo Māori [PDF, 154 KB]
Samoan [PDF, 132 KB]
Cook Islands Māori [PDF, 731 KB]
Tongan [PDF, 170 KB]
Read about Paracetamol
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Paxlovid factsheet Te reo Māori [PDF, 259 KB] Samoan [PDF, 235 KB] Tongan [PDF, 263 KB] Chinese (simplified) [PDF, 571 KB] Cook Islands Māori [PDF, 1.4 MB]
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Paxlovid factsheet for people with kidney problems English [PDF, 156 KB] |
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Paxlovid factsheet for people with advanced chronic kidney disease or on dialysis Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2022 |
My Paxlovid plan Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2022 |
Remdesivir factsheet
Te reo Māori [PDF, 147 KB]
Samoan [PDF, 133 KB]
Tongan [PDF, 234 KB]
Chinese (simplified) [PDF, 335 KB]
Cook Islands Māori [PDF, 1.4 MB]
Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2022
English [PDF, 129 KB]Te reo Māori [PDF, 147 KB]
Samoan [PDF, 133 KB]
Tongan [PDF, 234 KB]
Chinese (simplified) [PDF, 335 KB]
Cook Islands Māori [PDF, 1.4 MB]
Read about Remdesivir
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English [PDF, 218 KB], te reo Māori [PDF, 418 KB], Samoan [PDF, 324 KB], Tongan [PDF, 366 KB] |
Rivaroxaban factsheet [PDF, 220 KB] |
Read about Rivaroxaban
Trelegy Ellipta for COPD
Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2024
English [PDF, 430 KB]
Te reo Māori [PDF, 600 KB]
Samoan [PDF, 526 KB]
Tongan [PDF, 801 KB]
Read more about Trelegy Ellipta
Utrogestan factsheet
Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2023
English [PDF, 337 KB]
Te reo Māori [PDF, 343 KB]
Samoan [PDF, 320 KB]
Tongan [PDF, 356 KB]
Read about Utrogestan
Victoza (liraglutide) factsheet(external link)
Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2023
English(external link)
Te reo Māori(external link)
Samoan(external link)
Tongan(external link)
Read about Victoza
Videos
Deciding to take Allopurinol for gout(external link) Health Navigator Charitable Trust, NZ, 2023
Starting on Allopurinol for gout(external link) Health Navigator Charitable Trust, NZ, 2023
How to take empagliflozin – Jardiance and Jardiamet Health Navigator Charitable Trust, NZ 2022
English(external link)
Te reo Māori(external link)
New Zealand Sign Language(external link)
Gout medicines – what you need to know(external link) Health Navigator Charitable Trust, NZ, 2023
Taking gout medicines(external link) Health Navigator Charitable Trust, NZ, 2023
How to use your Turbuhaler device(external link) Health Navigator Charitable Trust, NZ, 2018
How to use your Spiriva HandiHaler(external link) Health Navigator Charitable Trust, NZ, 2018
How to use your Respimat device(external link) Health Navigator Charitable Trust, NZ, 2020
How to use your Breezhaler device(external link) Health Navigator Charitable Trust, NZ, 2018
How to use your Ellipta device(external link) Health Navigator Charitable Trust, NZ, 2018
Intramuscular injections (IM injections)(external link) Health Navigator Charitable Trust, NZ, 2020
How to take liraglutide Health Navigator Charitable Trust, NZ, 2023
Opioid medicines for short-term pain(external link) Health Navigator Charitable Trust, NZ, 2024
New Zealand Sign Language(external link)
Safe use of paracetamol in children(external link) Health Navigator Charitable Trust, NZ, 2018
How to use your spacer device(external link) Health Navigator Charitable Trust, NZ, 2018
Imigran autoinjector
How to use a sumatriptan autoinjector(external link) Health Navigator Charitable Trust, NZ, 2022 English
Clustran injection pen
Te whakamahi i te pene(external link) Health Navigator Charitable Trust, NZ, 2023
How to use a Clustran pen(external link) Health Navigator Charitable Trust, NZ, 2023
Factsheets: Brand changes and supply issues
The following factsheets help people understand changes to the brand of medicine they are taking.
Allopurinol tablets [PDF, 138 KB] March 2024
Morphine liquid [PDF, 183 KB]March 2024
- English [PDF, 183 KB]
- Te reo Māori [PDF, 258 KB]
- Tongan [PDF, 339 KB]
- Samoan [PDF, 260 KB]
- Cook Islands Māori [PDF, 1.4 MB]
Goserelin injection [PDF, 299 KB] November 2023
Sumatriptan injection [PDF, 352 KB] August 2023
Phenobarbitone tablets [PDF, 66 KB] June 2023
Note: For a complete list of recent changes to funded medicines in Aotearoa New Zealand, visit the Pharmac website(external link).
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