SharesNew male contraceptive deemed safeDoctors are on the cusp of launching the first new male contraceptive.02 Apr 06:58 PM
OpinionDeborah Hill Cone: Why can't we speak up?Like many people, <b>Deborah Hill Cone</b> admired Jono Pryor's courage in sharing his feelings.19 Mar 04:30 PM
BDBDBusinessAFT Pharmaceuticals raises $9.1mAFT Pharmaceuticals raised new funds through a redeemable share issue to fuel international growth.16 Mar 09:53 PM
BDBDBusinessAFT Pharmaceuticals expects $70m salesAFT Pharmaceuticals expects annual sales to meet analysts' forecasts of about $70 million.16 Feb 08:52 PM
New ZealandAccess to contraceptive pill simplifiedDoctors have expressed concern that the changes could undermine the relationship between women and their GPs.13 Feb 11:05 PM
AirlinesBreakthrough could cure jet lag foreverA protein may be the key to unlocking a regular, healthy circadian rhythm no matter where (or when) in the world you are.06 Feb 01:07 AM
BusinessDrug maker to pay $100m for price riseA drug company that made a $34,000-a-vial medicing has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a lawsuit alleging preventing competition.18 Jan 11:36 PM
BusinessShkreli would raise drug price againOutspoken former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli said the national outrage over drug pricing was blown out of proportion.25 Dec 03:00 AM
New ZealandPharmac funds breast cancer drug PerjetaPharmac announced today it would start funding the breast cancer drug Perjeta, but 160 Kiwis who have already started treatment won't be eligible.05 Dec 10:37 AM
BDBDBusinessAFT Pharmaceuticals posts $11m lossAFT Pharmaceuticals widened its first-half loss after ramping up R&D and launching over-the-counter products in Australia and Singapore.23 Nov 09:24 PM
New ZealandBugs that won't die as drugs don't workKiwi experts are on the front lines fighting the "antibiotic apocalypse".13 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandMedical marijuana trial going on in NZA major medical marijuana trial is underway in New Zealand - testing the effects of a new cannabis gel on epilepsy patients.12 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldHow drugs for patients ended up with illegal usersAs a nationwide opioid epidemic raged, DEA investigators went after companies distributing millions of highly addictive pills. Then, their cases ground to a halt.25 Oct 03:10 AM
BDBDBusinessDouglas Pharmaceuticals lifts US salesDouglas Pharmaceuticals expects the US market to become its biggest, overtaking the EU in the near future.16 Sep 09:37 PM
New ZealandIs NZ cancer drug funding lagging?NZ Cancer Society medical director Dr Christopher Jackson discusses urgent worries around New Zealand's systems for reviewing and funding ground-breaking new cancer drugs.30 Aug 10:20 PM
AgribusinessBig Pharma eyes $7.2b for farm superbugsWeaning animals from antibiotics in favor of vaccines has become central as resistant superbugs become more prevalent in public spaces.08 Aug 04:00 AM
BDBDBusinessEbos plans to beef up Oz pharmacy sideEbos Group plans to sell its 270-store Chemmart business to Terry White Group and taking a 50 per cent stake in the enlarged pharmacy chain.04 Aug 05:00 PM
BusinessShkreli pleads not guilty to hiding Retrophin holdingsMartin Shkreli pleaded not guilty to a conspiracy charge accusing him of using employees and consultants to conceal his control of Retrophin Inc. stock.07 Jun 01:00 AM
BDBDBusinessAFT Pharmaceuticals posts lossThe Auckland-based drug developer posted a $8.9 million operating loss for the year to March 31.24 May 11:05 PM
BusinessMeet the man behind rising drug pricesHe plays the blues and is credited with figuring out how drug companies can justify hiking prices charged to vulnerable patients.04 May 06:10 PM
Tax$52.5m sent offshore, just $59k tax paidThe New Zealand branch of the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer sent tens of millions offshore while paying virtually no tax.03 May 01:50 AM
BDBDBusinessTPP: No reason big pharma supply would stopTrade Minister Todd McClay says he sees no reason why big pharmaceutical firms would stop supplying new medicines in New Zealand.26 Apr 02:35 AM
OpinionFear-mongering on the TPP and prescription drugsNo argument against the proposed TPP packs more emotional punch than the claim that the deal would be bad for people's health.26 Apr 02:00 AM
BusinessWatch: Allergan, Pfizer call off proposed $160B mergerThe biggest U.S.-based drugmaker, Pfizer Inc., will stay put thanks to aggressive new Treasury Department rules that succeeded in blocking Pfizer from acquiring rival Allergan and moving to Ireland, on paper, to reduce its tax bill. Watch06 Apr 10:09 PM
BusinessLunch-break cosmetics spur China botox boomThe botox boom is hitting China - where it's the young, not the old getting the jab.27 Mar 11:45 PM
LifestyleViagra may be able to prevent stillbirthsViagra could be given to women in childbirth to reduce complications and save babies' lives.05 Mar 09:28 PM
Business'Pharma bro' offers Kayne West $10m for new albumNotorious pharmaceuticals businessman Martin Shkreli has offered Kanye West $10 million to buy his album -- but there's a catch -- he doesn't want it released publicly.12 Feb 12:54 AM
BusinessCould Australia become global cannabis leader?Australia's federal government has introduced draft laws allowing the cultivation and supply of marijuana for medicinal or scientific purposes.11 Feb 07:37 PM
BusinessWu-Tang artist sues ShkreliMartin Shkreli is being sued by an artist who says his work was used on the Wu-Tang Clan album Shkreli paid $2 million for.09 Feb 08:00 PM
BusinessNew hearing for Wu-Tang feuding 'Pharma bro''Pharma-bro' Martin Shkreli has started a Twitter feud with Wu-Tang Clan.25 Jan 09:35 PM
Business'Pharma bro' Shkreli responds to a subpoena with sarcastic tweetsThe former chief executive of Turing Pharmaceuticals cannot stay out of the spotlight.22 Jan 12:00 AM
Business'Most hated' CEO's former firm bankruptKaloBios Pharmaceuticals Inc. has filed for bankruptcy after the arrest of former CEO Martin Shkreli knocked the biotechnology company's brief revival off course.30 Dec 09:57 PM
Business'World's most hated CEO' gets the sackMartin Shkreli terminated from drug company after being arrested on fraud charges.21 Dec 05:48 PM
Business'I am like Rockefeller. I am a robber baron'The world's 'most hated CEO' who hiked the price of an essential drug by 5,000 per cent has likened himself to Robin Hood, John D Rockefeller, and the robber barons.19 Dec 09:02 PM
