Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand is still processing Integrated Community Pharmacy Service Agreement variations, but to date 880 contract holders are recorded as accepting the offered variation
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
Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand has been advised by its northern branch to fund pharmacies so they can take a bigger role in reducing pressure on the heath system during winter
Health minister Andrew Little says it will be legal for prescribers to use the New Zealand ePrescription Service to send scripts for controlled drugs by the end of the year