Andrea Murphey is an attractive, youthful 52-year-old who says her life has been saved by an expensive "miracle" drug.

Andrea Murphy says her life has been saved from a killer blood disease by an expensive "miracle" drug and is pleading for Pharmac to approve state funding of it.

Leaked proposed provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement could affect our ability to treat chronic diseases, writes Briar Mannering.

It is not a binary question - will Pharmac survive or not? - but rather how might the rules it operates under change, writes Brian Fallow.

Researchers have issued a new caution over the use of Champix quit-smoking tablets.

Labour's Phil Goff says the US doesn't have the negotiating strength to impose its will on NZ and weakening Pharmac is something only big pharmaceutical companies want.

Government drug-buying agency Pharmac is to fund another drug to treat New Zealanders suffering from narcolepsy.

Drug-buying agency Pharmac is set to provide greater access to an expensive drug used to treat brain cancer.