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Quicker drugs - at a cost

Kiwis could get quicker access to new and expensive medicines - and the Govt's bill could go up - under a free trade deal with the US.

Medical rules lead to withdrawal of electronic quit-smoking aid

Asthma inhaler recalled

Drug company fined $201m

Argenta to build on 'surprise' award win

Activists picket animal tester's speech

Animal rights protesters - and one beagle - picketed outside the venue for a speech by animal testing scientist Allen Goldenthal yesterday.

Humble yam new weapon in treatment of brain injuries

Pain-killing secrets of the opium poppy revealed

Scientists have identified the genes of the opium poppy responsible for the production of the painkillers codeine and morphine.

Eighteen days to unravel a death

Chris Barton was at the inquest into a harrowing story of youth suicide.

Coroner's court probes dead youth's use of Prozac

Eighteen months after Toran Henry killed himself, his mother finally gets to have her say on whether an anti-depressant influenced his death.

Drug gaffe endangers blood-clot patients

A common blood-thinning drug is being recalled after a manufacturing blunder that could cause thousands of NZers to accidentally overdose.

Tough checks for codeine buyers

Teenager tells of terrifying nights in Thai prison after drugs arrest

Addiction fears trigger bid to control painkillers

Public access to a widely-used class of painkillers containing codeine is likely to be restricted within months over addiction fears.

Under the weather? Just swallow a doctor

The day when patients can "swallow their doctor" has come a step closer with the development of a submicroscopic nanoparticle that acts as an intelligent pill.

New drug approved for HIV treatment