Pharmaceutical Society

Te Whatu Ora has agreed to fund 205 pharmacy accuracy checking technicians (PACTs) to be trained over two and a half years, starting in November.

A Northland pharmacist believes mayhem will result when she has to tell her customers the minor-ailments scheme (MAS) is over. Meanwhile, a pharmacist in an excluded area says there have been a lot of missed opportunities.

Pharmaceutical Society members and guests said farewell and thank you to outgoing chief executive Richard Townley at the society’s spring function last month.

The Pharmaceutical Society and the Pharmacy Guild are lobbying for the minor ailments scheme to continue beyond its finish date of 30 September

Pharmaceutical Society members and guests said farewell and thank you to outgoing chief executive Richard Townley at the society’s spring function last night

There’s a renewed call for pharmacy technicians to be registered in New Zealand. Registration is mandatory in the Cook Islands and the UK, but not in this country. 

The University of Waikato is planning on opening a new pharmacy school, despite falling numbers of pharmacy students nationwide. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

The University of Waikato is planning on opening a new pharmacy school, despite falling numbers of pharmacy students nationwide. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

There’s a renewed call for pharmacy technicians to be registered in New Zealand. Registration is mandatory in the Cook Islands and the UK, but not in this country. 

The workforce woes keep coming as being understaffed and underpaid continues to pile pressure on exhausted pharmacy staff. And fewer students are choosing to become pharmacists, reports Paulette Crowley