Pharmac is standardising the way medicines are contracted, providing better support to healthcare professionals when they are prescribing medicines for their patients
Dental amalgam poses a greater risk of potential harm for certain people, and they should avoid having their teeth filled with it, the US FDA says after watching the research on this for the past 20 years
Clinicians are welcoming Pharmac’s move to fund long-awaited, “game-changing” drugs for type 2 diabetes, although the prescribing rules proposed have raised concern
GP Graham Gulbransen has complained to the Ombudsman about regulator Medsafe insisting he is not a specialist for the purposes of medicinal cannabis prescribing
In an open letter to the prime minister and health minister, more than 100 specialists label Pharmac’s handling of severe inflammatory bowel disease drug funding “deeply flawed” and based on “false assumptions” – Pharmac disagrees
Pete is a 64-year-old male of Māori descent. He attends with increasing pain from the osteoarthritis in his right knee, which has begun limiting his exercise
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