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![Pharmac to fund narcolepsy drug](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Pharmac to fund narcolepsy drug
Government drug-buying agency Pharmac is to fund another drug to treat New Zealanders suffering from narcolepsy.
![Growing anxiety over ban on herbal remedies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Growing anxiety over ban on herbal remedies
Hundreds of herbal medicinal products will be banned from sale in Britain next year.
![Aspirin - the little pill with a big impact on cancer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Aspirin - the little pill with a big impact on cancer
It is not yet a panacea for all ills, but it is getting close.
![Pharmacists get access to health details of 1.1m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Pharmacists get access to health details of 1.1m
The medical records of hundreds of thousands of Aucklanders are in the hands of community pharmacists.
![Always check sore throat, mum warns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Always check sore throat, mum warns
After two of her children developed rheumatic fever, Te Aroha Teriaki is warning parents to always err on the side of caution.
![Brain tumour patients gain greater access to drug](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Brain tumour patients gain greater access to drug
Drug-buying agency Pharmac is set to provide greater access to an expensive drug used to treat brain cancer.
![Killer superbug in NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Killer superbug in NZ
Up to four patients in NZ have contracted a killer strain of a superbug which inhabits other bacteria.
![Painkillers linked to defects in baby boys](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Painkillers linked to defects in baby boys
NZ women have been warned to take care with painkillers during pregnancy, after a study found a link to potential fertility problems in baby boys.