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Medical sector aims to hit $1b

Billions spent on fake pills

New labels for old 'problems'

Party pill import laws 'creating real risk'

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

Grieving mother blames cancer vaccine

Pill-popper celebrities lead trend to legal drug abuse

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

Product promises relief for insomniacs

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

<i>Yoke Har Lee:</i> Firm plays NZ drawcard to win drug trials

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

Mayor: Drugs responsible for late-night texting

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

Biomedical executives from China visit NZ

Ban on P ingredient at least a year away

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

Sheep drench innovation