Medicines Control

Medsafe is aware an online drug retailer is offering Kiwi consumers a drug reserved for type-2 diabetics for weight loss, with no prescription required

Incoming head of the University of Auckland School of Pharmacy says he will work to boost student numbers, particularly among Māori and Pacific students

Auckland pharmacist and former owner of Devonport 7 Day Pharmacy Asma Shousha has been censured, her registration has been cancelled and she has been ordered to pay over $37,000

Medsafe is following up with Pak’nSave supermarket chain after one of its stores was caught offering bulk discounted sales of paracetamol

Jo Hikaka, pharmacist and past president of Ngā Kaitiaki o te Puna Rongoā – the Māori Pharmacists Association, talks about her latest research on equitable access to medicines 

A student’s fatal overdose on paracetamol has prompted a coroner to call for limits on sales of the non-prescription painkiller – a move that has saved lives overseas

The migraine treatment Cafergot (AFT Pharmaceuticals) will no longer be approved for use in New Zealand from May next year

Psychedelic substances such as LSD and psilocybin have been outlawed for decades, but there is growing international interest in their possible therapeutic benefits, especially in areas such as treating depression and addiction. New Zealand Doctor reporter Cliff Taylor looks at the evidence and finds local researchers keen to unlock the psychedelics’ potential

Psychedelic substances such as LSD and psilocybin have been outlawed for decades, but there is growing international interest in their possible therapeutic benefits, especially in areas such as treating depression and addiction. New Zealand Doctor reporter Cliff Taylor looks at the evidence and finds local researchers keen to unlock the psychedelics’ potential

 A rural Rangitikei district pharmacy appears to have caught Medicines Control without rules to back up its audit demands.