Pharmacy Council

The Pharmacy Council is pushing ahead with a proposal to raise next year’s annual practising certificate fee and disciplinary levy by 1.96 per cent

The Pharmacy Council responds to criticisms over the disciplinary measures it took against four pharmacists, as outlined by the Pharmacy Defence Association. The statement is as follows:

The Pharmacy Defence Association is criticising the Pharmacy Council for its handling of the disciplinary action resulting from the case of prescription fraud that caught up multiple pharmacists in 2017.

The Pharmacy Defence Association is criticising the Pharmacy Council for its handling of the disciplinary action resulting from the case of prescription fraud that caught up multiple pharmacists in 2017.

Some sector leaders are not happy that the Pharmacy Council is proposing an increase in annual practising certificate fees.

The Pharmacy Council responds to criticisms over the disciplinary measures it took against four pharmacists, as outlined by the Pharmacy Defence Association on page 8. The statement is as follows:

Auckland pharmacy academic Amy Chan, Ngā Kaitiaki o te Puna Rongoā president Mariana Hudson and Auckland pharmacist Natalia Nu’u have been appointed to the Pharmacy Council.

Auckland pharmacy academic Amy Chan, Ngā Kaitiaki o te Puna Rongoā president Mariana Hudson and Auckland pharmacist Natalia Nu'u have been appointed to the Pharmacy Council

New appointments to the Pharmacy Council board see it well-placed to continue its role in ensuring high standards of competence in pharmacy, and safe and effective pharmacist practice, chief executive Michael Pead says

Pharmacists have until midnight on 28 November to provide feedback on a Pharmacy Council proposal to raise annual practising certificate fees