Drugs are chemicals or substances that change the way our bodies work. Some are medicines that help people when doctors prescribe them. Many have no medical use or benefits. When taken (usually by ...

Our evidence summaries provide an overview of the best evidence that is available about specific medicines. They also give general information about: the condition that the medicine might be ...

ADHD medicines only stay in the body for a few hours, so the side effects wear off as the medicine leaves the body. Your health care team will give you more information about possible side effects for ...

Pharmac is also consulting on a joint proposal with Medsafe to increase access to ADHD medicines. The consultation is ...

There are different medicines you may be given for different things. You may be given more than one type of medicine depending on your condition. You can find more detailed information on the NHS ...

Datapharm operates the electronic medicines compendium (emc), a trusted online resource for HCPs and patients, which attracts ...

Kiwis are being encouraged to have their say on proposals to fund six more medicines and change the brand of one medicine ...

”Increasing availability of medicines has always been a priority of mine. Access to pharmaceuticals for many is life or death, or the difference between a life of pain and suffering or living freely. ...

Pharmac is also consulting on a joint proposal with Medsafe to increase access to ADHD medicines. The consultation is considering changes to the regulations and funding restrictions stimulant ...

A ground-breaking New Zealand trial has discovered a cheap treatment given only once every five to 10 years can prevent ...

Australia imports about 90 per cent of its medicine, and this makes us incredibly vulnerable to any supply disruption. But it ...