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.

The day when patients can "swallow their doctor" has come a step closer with the development of a submicroscopic nanoparticle that acts as an intelligent pill.

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

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.

'Viagra for women': How an unexpected discovery gave rise to a drug that can boost the female libido.

European study shows encouraging results for new class of anti-obesity agents which mimic the action of a hormone that occurs naturally in the gut.

The drug P is a dangerously destructive substance that's wrecking lives, wrecking families, fuelling crime and allowing gangs to flourish.