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The Pharmacy Council’s proposed changes to recertification requirements will rely on pharmacists’ honesty to ensure culturally safe practice standards are being followed

New pharmacies will once again be permitted in the MidCentral DHB area when the DHB implements its pharmacy contracting policy at the end of this month

Pharmaceutical Society president Ian McMichael is calling for the ­annual pharmacy contract review negotiations to come out from behind closed doors

When Auckland pharmacist Marium Slaimankhel travelled to Afghanistan last September to get married she thought by now she would be living happily back in New Zealand with her new husband, and maybe even showing him the breathtaking beauty of Queenstown in winter 

Pharmacy owners say the additional funding on offer in the latest contract variation won’t cover the cost pressures faced by pharmacy but they are pleased there is an increase

When Auckland pharmacist Marium Slaimankhel travelled to Afghanistan last September to get married she thought by now she would be living happily back in New Zealand with her new husband, and maybe even showing him the breathtaking beauty of Queenstown in winter 

Pharmacy owners say the additional funding on offer in the latest contract variation won’t cover the cost pressures faced by pharmacy but they are pleased there is an increase

Departing DHB pharmacy lead Carolyn Gullery says the major barrier to pharmacists offering more clinical services is the outdated and inflexible electronic payment system used to pay them

Pharmaceutical Society president Ian McMichael is calling for the ­annual pharmacy contract review negotiations to come out from behind closed doors

The Pharmacy Council’s proposed changes to recertification requirements will rely on pharmacists’ honesty to ensure culturally safe practice standards are being followed