Prescriptions
Collective of pharmacists want National to keep free prescriptions
A collective of pharmacists wants National to back track on its policy to ditch free prescriptions for everyone, while the cost of living crisis persists. National plans to reverse what it calls an… Video, Audio
Too many patients can't afford prescriptions:
Patients around the country are routinely not taking prescribed medication for serious medical conditions - because they cannot afford the five dollar co-payment prescription fee. That's according to… Audio
How 'nudges' can change GPs' antibiotic over-prescribing
A new study has found selective "nudges" can help reduce the number of scripts for antibiotics being written by New Zealand GPs. Antibiotic resistance is a major threat to human health and on the rise… Audio
Children's prescriptions for antidepressant up 50 percent - research
New research has uncovered a sharp rise in prescription medicine use by children, including a 50 percent increase in prescriptions for the antidepressant fluoxetine.
Medical drones set to be tested in the Far North
Paua Interface will start trialling medicine drops by drone later this year to isolated rural patients. Company principal Robyn Kamira says this is a first for New Zealand and possibly the world and… Audio