Antimicrobial resistance has been identified as one of the top-10 threats to human health by WHO, and a small group of hospital pharmacists are leading the charge in New Zealand to combat the growing problem
Thirty-five pharmacy contract holders are yet to sign variation 5 of the Integrated Community Pharmacy Services Agreement which will net the sector a combined $8 million in backdated funding if all owners agree by the end of Monday
The pharmacy sector may miss out on $8 million in backdated funding if the 138 pharmacy owners who have not yet signed the latest variation of the pharmacy services contract do not do so within five days
From next year, Te Whatu Ora will pay graduate pharmacists who choose to work in rural areas nearly $12,000 for their first three years of work, to entice them to stay in these hard-to-staff areas
A pharmacist who engaged in a harassment campaign against his former employers and provided false information to a professional conduct committee set up to investigate him has had his registration canceled and been ordered to pay over $14,000
Removing the $5 prescription fee has made healthcare in New Zealand demonstrably better and pharmacists think National’s plan to restore the fees for most people will have “disastrous” consequences, a survey conducted by the Prescription Access Initiative shows
Pharmacists are not happy that the Pharmacy Council wants to increase pharmacists’ Annual Practising Certificate fee and disciplinary levy by $75 next year
The Independent Pharmacists’ Association of New Zealand is asking the Pharmacy Council to reduce the Annual Practising Certificate fee for pharmacists working part time
