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Since the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Act was passed last December, the clock has been ticking on the setting of rules for commercial medicinal cannabis production. Simon Maude visits one of the leading start-ups hoping to catch the green wave

Prescribers and patients are to get detailed knowledge to help in deciding whether to start aspirin to prevent onset of cardiovascular disease

A pharmacist has been left scratching his head over a health store at Auckland International Airport being allowed to sell pharmacy-only medicines

A future generation of pharmacists donned their white coats for the first time at the University of Otago School of Pharmacy white coat ceremony on Saturday

New research suggests the ability to speak te reo Māori may be a protective factor for developing type 2 diabetes 

While some in New Zealand struggle to afford prescription medicines, $40 million of unused pharmaceuticals are dumped in landfills each year. Is there a better way to deal with both the waste and the want? 

The half-year financial results for Ebos quickly proved unpopular with the market, prompting a drop in the Christchurch-based pharmaceutical and animal meds wholesaler's share price

Health Minister David Clark says District Health Boards are on notice to improve their financial performance and demonstrate they have a plan to return to financial sustainability

Complementary medicines expert Shaun Holt agrees with a Consumer NZ report on weight loss that says there is no “magic bullet” for ditching the pounds

Social media claims that children have been immunised against meningococcal W without consent have been dismissed by Northland DHB as incorrect and harmful