With the cold blast of winter, there is the usual rush of people with asthma wanting their inhalers. It is also a good time to review asthma control and discuss the suitability of the relatively new approach to managing mild asthma
This article reviews a mindfulness meditation-based programme that brings cultural and scientific elements together to provide care that is meaningful to Māori
A new Māori-led study will design and evaluate strategies to help caregivers safely administer paracetamol to children to avoid dosing errors that can potentially cause paediatric acute liver failure and even death
A pharmacist has been ordered to upskill on her medicines checking after she incorrectly dispensed sertraline instead of sumatriptan to a teenage patient; it was her first day at a new pharmacy
Epilepsy New Zealand chief executive Ross Smith says news of Pharmac being forced to look at switching funding to another anti-epilepsy drug “isn’t ideal”
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management