Pharmacy Council

As interns once again sit their final exam this month, sector leaders are hoping the trend of high failure rates eases, writes Paulette Crowley

As interns once again sit their final exam this month, sector leaders are hoping the trend of high failure rates eases, writes Paulette Crowley

Vaccine mandates may have ended but the Pharmacy Council continues to expect all pharmacists to be vaccinated against COVID-19

The Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal is deliberating on whether a Hamilton pharmacist who has pleaded guilty to numerous charges should have his registration permanently revoked and his identity supressed

Another extension has been granted to spending the remaining $175,000 left in the Pharmacy Team Relief Fund 

About 1 per cent of pharmacists failed to meet their recertification requirements by 1 April, a similar rate to that of the past two years before the introduction of the MyRecert Platform

A difficulty of matching relief workforce pharmacists with the locations where they are needed has hindered the usefulness of the Pharmacy Council initiative. 

After relocating from Ireland to New Zealand, pharmacist Justin Polley is now helping other pharmacists from overseas make the move, but it’s not easy, he tells Paulette Crowley

About 1 per cent of pharmacists failed to meet their recertification requirements by 1 April, a similar rate to that of the past two years before the introduction of the MyRecert Platform

D day for annual practising certificates has arrived and an online survey suggests pharmacists still have mixed views about the new process, Paulette Crowley reports