Auckland GP and addiction specialist Graham Gulbransen is challenging the Ministry of Health to consider him a spe­cialist in prescribing medicinal cannabis

Wanting to head off a winter surge in antibiotics use, and to slow the spread of antimicrobial resistance, Pharmac and GPs are getting tougher on colds and

As Cabinet considers the business case for an electronic health record, across Tasman thousands of Australians are opting out of a newly launched record

European and US medicines regulators are all over quinolone and fluoroquinolone antibiotics, but NZ prescribing is common and sometimes inappropriate 

Cannabis-based medicine is a rapidly emerging field, so it is important that practical, evidence-based guidance and clinical efficacy evaluation tools are made available to support health professionals’ decision-making

The NZMA is concerned about a draft code of practice put forward by the Pharmacy Council for clinical pharmacists working in general practice, describing it as unnecessary and perplexing 

Healthcare corporate Green Cross Health’s recently released 2018 financial year results reveal one-off costs in the community division have dragged down its profitability