Medicines and Therapies

A bottle formerly containing a medicinal elixir concocted by travelling showman Frank Weston has been unearthed at the Kerikeri Mission Station in Northland

Medicine supplies in India have been pushed to breaking point by the pandemic but this does not yet appear to have had a flow-on effect for New Zealand

Evidence given to the inquest into six sudden, unexpected deaths after a Pharmac anti-epilepsy drug funding switch doesn’t clearly link the two, the chief coroner has found

Even before COVID-19 lockdowns, school closures and strict social distancing, depression was on the rise in children and teenagers around the globe

Evidence given to the inquest into six sudden, unexpected deaths after a Pharmac anti-epilepsy drug funding switch doesn’t clearly link the two, the chief coroner has found

In a world first, New Zealand scientists have shown that vitamin C, in high-dose infusions, infiltrates cancer tumours. Fiona Cassie finds out what this means for the unproven, but popular, complementary therapy  

This month, the Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa – Māori Pharmacists’ Association will begin research into how Māori can receive equitable access to minor ailments medicines

This month, the Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa – Māori Pharmacists’ Association will begin research into how Māori can receive equitable access to minor ailments medicines

In a world first, New Zealand scientists have shown that vitamin C, in high-dose infusions, infiltrates cancer tumours. Fiona Cassie finds out what this means for the unproven, but popular, complementary therapy  

GPs should especially be on the lookout for medication-related harm in elderly patients, according to the lead author of a new study that crunched general practice data