Research

A new vaccine that protects against Covid-19 is almost 95 percent effective, early data from US company Moderna shows

Māori patients receive fewer prescriptions for the common diabetes medication Metformin than non-Māori despite suffering from the disease at twice the rate, according to a new study by the University of Waikato

Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researcher Nora Parore (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi) has received a Health Research Council (HRC) Clinical Research Training Fellowship to examine Māori experiences of pharmacists and the health system

The right of Māori to experience equitable health outcomes in relation to medicine review services must be realised by improving Māori older adults’ autonomy and control and by better use of pharmacists’ skills, according to the latest research by clinical pharmacist Jo Hikaka 

A small, qualitative study of pharmacists selling complementary medicines has identified some pharmacists ­selling such products despite having concerns about their efficacy

A small, qualitative study of pharmacists selling complementary medicines has identified some pharmacists ­selling such products despite having concerns about their efficacy

The pressure is on to get more patients on high-risk or multiple medications referred to the Otago School of Pharmacy’s recently established clinic

A report looking at two successful gout management ­programmes has been released in an effort to build on evidence for effective treatment in primary care

The pressure is on to get more patients on high-risk or multiple medications referred to the Otago School of Pharmacy’s recently established clinic

Gastrointestinal bleeding and kidney failure are much more commonly experienced by Māori and Pacific patients while taking non-­steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs than Pākehā, new research says