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

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

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

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

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

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

Tragedies like Brittany Murphy's death suggest the celebrity habit of prescription pill-popping is spreading.

New Image Group is trialing a milk product in Taiwan it says improves sleep.

High standards and lower costs have helped to gain contracts from international pharmaceutical firms.

Embattled North Shore mayor Andrew Williams has told John Key prescription drugs may have been behind a ranting late-night text.

A promised Government crackdown on the main ingredient in the drug P is likely to be at least a year away.