Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand - Latest News [Page 1]
Guild Welcomes Governments Increased Pharmac Funding
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 4:47 pm | Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand
Pharmac estimates that around 175,000 people will benefit from medicines made available with the additional funding in the first year. More >>
Guild celebrates great day for New Zealanders health with $5 prescription charge removal
Saturday, 1 July 2023, 1:18 pm | Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand
The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand (the Guild) welcomes the government’s removal of the $5 prescription charge today. Guild Chief Executive, Andrew Gaudin says “Removing the prescription charge will ensure that all New Zealanders, regardless of where ... More >>
Removing The $5 Prescription Charge Will Improve New Zealanders Health
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:29 pm | Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand
The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand (the Guild) is welcoming the government’s removal of the $5 prescription charge in today’s Budget, with effect from 1 July 2023. Guild Chief Executive, Andrew Gaudin says “Removing the prescription charge is ... More >>
Guild Welcomes Health System Reform Announcement.
Friday, 23 April 2021, 3:10 pm | Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand
The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand (the Guild) welcomes the government health system reforms announced on 21 April, and see these as a blueprint for strengthening the health and disability system for all New Zealanders. Guild Chief Executive, Andrew ... More >>
Guild Calls On The Government To Give Pharmacies Access To Promised Financial Support
Thursday, 24 September 2020, 1:30 pm | Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand
The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand (the Guild) has significant concerns over community pharmacy’s ability to simply and quickly access the government’s $18 million financial support package. The Guild is calling for urgent government action to support ... More >>
Waimauku Village Pharmacy - Community Pharmacy of the Year
Tuesday, 25 July 2017, 8:49 am | Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand
The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand (the Guild) congratulates Waimauku Village Pharmacy for winning the Community Pharmacy of the Year award at the 2017 Pharmacy Awards held on Saturday night (22 July). This year’s awards ceremony was held at the Pullman ... More >>
Australian Competition open to NZ pharmacy students
Friday, 17 February 2017, 3:41 pm | Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand
New Zealand’s pharmacy students are invited to participate in the eleventh Australian National Student Business Plan Competition which was launched in January during the Annual National Australian Pharmacy Students Association (NAPSA) Congress in Perth. More >>
Guild welcomes reclassification of oral contraceptive
Wednesday, 15 February 2017, 1:33 pm | Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand
The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand (the Guild) welcomes the Medicines Classification Committee (MCC) recommendation to reclassify selected oral contraceptives as restricted medicines, allowing trained pharmacists to dispense repeat supplies of oral contraceptives ... More >>
Medicine margin position confirmed by supply chain report
Thursday, 1 December 2016, 4:26 pm | Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand
The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand (the Guild) is pleased with the findings of a report analysing the costs of the current pharmaceutical supply chain. More >>
Winners of Student Business Plan Competion Congratulated
Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 1:18 pm | Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand
The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand congratulates the team from the University of Auckland who won the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s National Student Business Plan Competition. More >>
Guild welcomes new President and Vice President
Wednesday, 15 June 2016, 11:11 am | Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand
The new Board of Directors of the Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand (the Guild) has elected Graeme Blanchard as President, and Cameron Monteith as Vice President. More >>
Crucial areas of the NZ health sector adressed in Budget
Friday, 27 May 2016, 12:55 pm | Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand
Guild pleased that crucial areas of the New Zealand health sector have been addressed in Budget 2016 More >>
Guild announces new Chief Executive
Monday, 23 May 2016, 4:34 pm | Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand
The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand (the Guild) is delighted to announce that Andrew Gaudin has accepted the role of Chief Executive. Mr Gaudin will start on 4 July 2016. More >>
Guild welcomes oral contraceptive recommendation
Thursday, 28 January 2016, 11:20 am | Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand
The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand (the Guild) welcomes the Medicines Classification Committee (MCC) recommendation to reclassify selected oral contraceptives as restricted medicines, allowing trained pharmacists to dispense repeat supplies of oral contraceptives ... More >>
Nurofen decision
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 9:49 am | Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand
Australia's Federal Court has ordered that Nurofen Back Pain, Period Pain, Migraine Pain and Tension Headache products be removed from shop shelves. More >>
Guild supports striking hospital pharmacists
Friday, 20 November 2015, 11:56 am | Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand
The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand (the Guild) is supportive of hospital pharmacists in Auckland who took strike action this week in protest of unfair work demands and pay rates. More >>
General practice and community pharmacy leadership learn
Tuesday, 17 November 2015, 10:11 am | Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand
General practice and community pharmacy leadership learn about the Ministry of Health’s plans for an integrated future More >>
Guild acknowledges significant contribution
Thursday, 15 October 2015, 1:07 pm | Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand
Guild acknowledges significant contribution made to the pharmacy sector by Elizabeth Plant and Dale Griffiths More >>
Guild supports pharmacist-only classing of codeine
Tuesday, 5 May 2015, 9:50 am | Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand
The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand (the Guild) believes the current pharmacist-only classification of medicines containing codeine is appropriate. ! More >>
Pharmacy Guilds renew Memorandum of Understanding
Monday, 16 March 2015, 2:01 pm | Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand
The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), strengthening the well-established relationship between the organisations. More >>