Pharmacy Council

Pharmacists are unimpressed but resigned to the Pharmacy Council raising its annual practicing certificate fee by 1 per cent next year

The Pharmacy Council is proposing a 1 per cent increase to next year’s Annual Practising Certificate fee and is seeking pharmacists’ views on the proposal

A three-year long effort that succeeded in reclassifying the oral contraceptive pill so that it can be dispensed by pharmacists without a prescription took the top prize at the 2018 Pharmacy Awards

The Pharmacy Council is standing by its decision to hike fees in the face of a petition calling for a ministerial review of the organisation for exceeding its remit

The NZMA is concerned about a draft code of practice put forward by the Pharmacy Council for clinical pharmacists working in general practice, describing it as unnecessary and perplexing 

The Pharmacy Council says an incident where a baby was hospitalised after a Hawke’s Bay pharmacy dispensed the wrong medication will end up before the Health and Disability Commissioner

The Pharmacy Council of New Zealand has regretfully received the resignation of Deputy Chair, Leanne Te Karu. Chair, Mark Bedford, has sincerely thanked Leanne for her immense contribution over a seven-year period and has commended her for being a role model for the profession.

Pharmacy Council chief executive Michael Pead says council wants to know more about vaccination and health monitoring services and collaborative healthcare models

A warning over the safety of a popular herbal supplement has led to questions over whether non-pharmacists should be allowed to sell dietary products on internet auction site Trade Me

The Pharmacy Council is defending its new code of ethics against criticism from the New Zealand Medical Association over the council’s position on complementary medicines