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The number of people accessing medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Aotearoa New Zealand increased significantly between 2006 and 2022

The Special Authority required to prescribe ADHD medications is “the bane of everybody’s lives”, says specialist developmental paediatrician Bronwyn Rosie

From Wednesday next week all Countdown Pharmacies in New Zealand will be rebranded to Woolworths Pharmacies

A Te Whatu Ora 2023/2024 savings target of $1-2 billion highlighted during a parliamentary select committee hearing in February was a typo according to the health agency which has since corrected the error

A Canterbury doctor is accused of professional misconduct after she allegedly imported and prescribed unapproved medicines to 29 patients and gave “inaccurate” and “misleading” advice about Covid-19

Vanda Symon started out as a pharmacist but now juggles a range of diverse roles, as she tells Natasha Jojoa Burling

A month on from pharmacies getting the green light to vaccinate infants, only one pharmacy in New Zealand is approved to deliver the new service

Hate tobacco and dislike intensely the way tobacco companies operate, says specialist GP and Māori health researcher Sue Crengle

Former deputy prime minister Paula Bennett has been appointed Pharmac’s new board chair, as the Government pledged to boost the agency’s funding by around $400 million a year over the next four years

Samoa has declared a dengue outbreak with over 200 confirmed cases, and health officials estimating many more have already been infected