PHARMAC began subsidising 15 additional medicines this year, ranging from macular degeneration treatment aflibercept (Eylea) to shingles vaccine Zostavax
Medsafe's Medicines Classification Committee has recommended melatonin prolonged release 2mg be reclassified from a prescription medicine to a medicine that can be dispensed by specialty-trained pharmacists
Medsafe’s Medicines Classification Committee has recommended this month that specially-trained pharmacists be able to dispense the sleep medication, melatonin (Circadin®), without prescription to New Zealanders with primary insomnia
Almost half of patients are being prescribed common medications for longer than recommended, putting them at unnecessary risk of harmful side effects, new research show
Hemp Foundation co-founder Tadhg Stopford is keen to see more recognition among doctors and politicians of the properties and potential of industrial hemp
Hemp Foundation co-founder Tadgh Stopford is keen to see more recognition among doctors and politicians of the properties and potential of industrial hemp
With very few new antibiotics having been developed in recent years, health agencies say their responsible use is absolutely critical to people’s health
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