Pain

AS THE SHORTAGE OF the hormone replacement therapy oestradiol continues, pharmaceutical companies are doing their bit to get more supplies into the country.

Clinical writer Noni Richards explains the assessment and management of pain, focusing on different types and severities of pain

AFT Pharmaceuticals has posted its best financial result on record, growing its net profit by 46 per cent in the 12 months ending March 2024

Several morphine oral liquids will be running out or expiring over the next few months and this is expected to be “a biggie” for pharmacies. At least one brand switch will be required

Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Pope looks at how to help patients with muscle aches and pains

Persistent pain affects physical, mental, social and spiritual wellbeing, and is one of the most prevalent long-term conditions in New Zealand. In this article, Vanessa Brown discusses persistent pain, including its causes, symptoms and treatments. She also explores the concept of central sensitisation and its role in persistent pain

The Pain Clinic – New Zealand’s fastest growing telehealth service for public access to medicinal cannabis – has opened a centre in Nelson

The first dried cannabis products to be verified by the Medicinal Cannabis Agency hit pharmacies earlier this year and has been hailed a “milestone” by medicinal cannabis health professionals.

There’s a dearth of high-quality studies on medicinal cannabis but plenty of anecdotal evi­dence that medicinal canna­bis works for a range of conditions, says a doctor specialising in the field

Sports injuries usually involve damage to the soft tissues: tendons, muscles and ligaments. They need immediate treatment to ensure further damage doesn’t occur.