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
Business'Most hated' drug company boss arrestedA reviled US pharmaceutical boss who caused a storm in September by jacking up the price of a life-saving drug by 5000 per cent has been arrested on fraud charges.18 Dec 10:04 PM
New ZealandThe drugs of choiceIn New Zealand we have a love/hate relationship with Pharmac, the agency that decides which drugs our Government will pay for.11 Dec 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Govt ought to keep clear on medicinesTwo petitions are circulating for the funding of the new immunotherapy drug against melanoma, Keytruda.11 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandMore than 35 medicines yet to be fundedKiwis are waiting for more than 35 cost-effective medicines recommended by a Pharmac advisory committee, a lobby group for the pharmaceutical industry says.09 Dec 04:13 AM
EditorialEditorial: We must put our trust in PharmacPharmac is possibly the most publicly respected body in this country.04 Dec 04:00 PM
Business ReportsDeloitte Top 200: Company of the Year - EbosThis NZX-listed healthcare distributor has gone through a meteoric phase of growth, completing roughly 20 acquisitions over the past 10 years.26 Nov 04:00 PM
BDBDSharesPacific Edge first-half loss widensPacific Edge widened its first-half loss, spending more on the roll-out of products across America.25 Nov 10:00 PM
New ZealandPharmac's focus: getting best valueThe price for one year of perfect health for a NZ patient turned out to be $35,714 in Pharmac's funding of new medicines in the last financial year.12 Nov 04:00 PM
LifestyleDrug offers hope for spinal patientsResearchers have developed a protein-based drug that offers a potential breakthrough treatment for those with severe brain and spinal cord injuries.06 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandPush to curb Paracetamol salesTwo medical researchers are calling for tighter controls on paracetamol sales after their hospital audit found it is the drug of choice for self-harm, especially among teenage girls.29 Oct 04:00 PM
BusinessTwelve Questions: Amy ChanIt was absolutely astounding to see kids were able to play more sports and had less wheezing and coughing.21 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: TPP needs own investmentTim Groser has a sales job in front of him after the Trans-Pacific Partnership kept the doors open wide to foreign investment in Auckland's red hot housing market.09 Oct 03:30 PM
EditorialEditorial: Kiwis deserve quick end to TPP secrecyMost people will be more than aware that, like all public relations campaigns, this one will not reveal the full picture.08 Oct 06:56 PM
