Pharmacy Council

Pharmacy owners are concerned that more interns than usual failed their assessments last year, meaning a smaller influx of much-needed talent into the struggling workforce

Pharmacy owners are concerned that more interns than usual failed their assessments last year, meaning a smaller influx of much-needed talent into the struggling workforce.

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