Patient Safety

The group representing natural products manufacturers has slammed the recent reclassification of artemisia annua extract to a prescription only medicine

Artemisia annua extract, a key ingredient used in the controversial dietary supplement Arthrem, has been classified as a prescription medicine effective today.

The reclassification of codeine-containing medicines will go ahead this year after the final objection to the change was determined to be invalid

The reclassification of codeine-containing medicines will go ahead this year after the final objection to the change was determined to be invalid. 

Medsafe has issued a warning after a patient taking the anticoagulant dabigatran experienced vasculitis

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

Seventy pharmacies in the Auckland region are now working with general practice staff on reducing patient harm and improving education as part of the Safety in Practice programme

Two pharmaceutical companies have voluntarily recalled the ranitidine-containing indigestion medication Zantac after a potentially carcinogenic impurity was identified in it last month

Medsafe has issued a warning about weight-loss products found to contain two prescription medicines withdrawn over safety concerns

National regulations are needed for nail and beauty salons across the country to ensure appropriate health and safety practices are being employed, say beauty therapy experts