Medicines and Therapies

The vital role pharmacy plays in the healthcare response during emergency situations is unrecognised in reports from Te Whatu Ora. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

A NEW ZEALAND supplement derived from dahlia flowers that supports healthy blood sugar levels has been granted a patent for the US, with patents for other countries in the pipeline.

PHARMAC BOARD CHAIR Steve Maharey has resigned.

Medsafe group manager Chris James details the work done by the border investigation team

Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Pope looks at heartburn, including its causes, symptoms and treatment, as well as how to distinguish it from a heart attack

A pharmacist working towards a business degree at the University of Canterbury has won an international award for software designed to reduce medication errors

An urgent hospital-level recall has been issued for some batches of saline solution because of possible contamination overseas with a bacterium that can cause infections in immunocompromised people 

Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti failed to provide a man with appropriate care after he was denied access to treatment for HIV exposure, according to the Health and Disability Commissioner

Pharmac board chair Steve Maharey has resigned

Patient advocates want Pharmac to adopt an open-door policy as the ACT Party leader says the agency’s culture must change