Research

Digital reminder technology can halve the risk of asthma attacks, a review led by University of Auckland School of Pharmacy senior clinical research fellow Amy Chan has found.

A new study shows that cardiotoxicity is much higher in Māori men taking clozapine, which has implications for pharmacists monitoring some psychiatric patients, Paulette Crowley writes

Pharmacist and medical herbalist Phil Rasmussen uncovers the research on an old herb that backs its use for gynaecological functions as well as anxiety and heartrelated conditions

Digital-reminder technology can halve the risk of asthma attacks, a review led by University of Auckland School of Pharmacy senior clinical research fellow Amy Chan has found

After a four-year hiatus, Medicines New Zealand has relaunched its annual Value of Medicines award, this time adding a new award for young scientists worth $30,000

Maternal pertussis vaccination rates are suboptimal in New Zealand but a recent study by Auckland, Canterbury and Waikato researchers has found community pharmacies may be effective at lifting uptake

The New Zealand Medical Journal has been guaranteed three months’ funding while its future ownership is worked out 

If you weigh more than 60kg there’s a good chance you’re not getting enough vitamin C, says researcher Anitra Carr from the University of Otago, Christchurch

Since Huntly West Pharmacy in the rural Waikato started offering maternal vaccines in 2018, it has vaccinated most pregnant women coming through the doors.

Maternal pertussis vaccination rates are suboptimal in New Zealand but a recent study by Auckland, Canterbury and Waikato researchers has found community pharmacies may be effective at lifting uptake