Medsafe

Medsafe has identified the results of a recent study linking the painkiller ibuprofen to male infertility as a safety concern

Medsafe has identified the results of a recent study linking the painkiller ibuprofen to male infertility as a safety concern

Medsafe is reminding New Zealanders of the dangers of purchasing medicines online from overseas, following a global week of action led by Interpol.

There is still no update on a Medsafe investigation into possible pharmacy links to illegal medicines sales.

No change has been made to the classification of codeine, but the Medicines Classification Committee (MCC) has posed some questions to the sector that it must answer if some codeine products are to remain pharmacist-only.