Research

 Millions of people are using cannabis for medical reasons, whether prescribed by doctors or off their own bat

There is enormous potential for community pharmacies to reduce inequities by improving access for disabled people, says University of Auckland pharmacology PhD candidate Jason Zhou 

The availability of pharmaco­genomic testing is limited in New Zealand, but a University of Otago study points to its efficacy for psychiatric drugs in particular

Hospital pharmacists are going “Back to the Future” in Auckland today, with the movie-themed New Zealand Hospital Pharmacists’ Association conference officially opening this afternoon

AFT Pharmaceuticals and the medicinal cannabis company SETEK have announced they will collaborate on research, development and commercialisation of medicinal cannabis products

A paper on fish oil supplements published in the New Zealand Medical Journal that was criticised by Natural Health Products New Zealand has been retracted at the authors' request due to calculation errors

Auckland DHB is the medical study, drug and device trials capital of New Zealand, official information shows

Auckland pharmacists are helping University of Auckland researchers find out if a salt reduction mobile phone app and switching to low-sodium table salt can lower blood pressure

Delegating the final prescription check to pharmacy technicians could be a win-win for pharmacists, patients and pharmacy owners, according to University of Queensland research

Registered pharmacist and PhD student Yasmin Abdul Aziz has won an award for a research poster at an overseas conference