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Membership benefits
As a community pharmacy owner, membership of the Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand is your prescription to success. Membership offers you a range of benefits to allow you to realise your professional and financial potential.
We can offer members advice on a range of issues:
■ funding issues
■ pharmaceutical issues
■ dispensing processes, including claiming and the Pharmaceutical Schedule
■ employment issues
■ legal issues
■ the audit process.
Membership provides you with an assortment of business tools:
■ a draft employment agreement template
■ Organisational Quality Standards templates
■ an annual pharmacy wage and salary survey
■ an opening a new pharmacy information sheet with a draft business plan
■ guidance on pandemic planning.
Resources for your pharmacy will include:
■ point-of-sale marketing
■ customer information display material
■ exclusive use of the Guild logo - a trusted symbol of community pharmacy
■ the Quality Pharmacy Advice Programme
■ the Pharmacy Translation Kit which contains 76 words and phrases translated into Māori, Samoan, Tongan, Korean, Japanese, Mandarin and Hindi. Non members pay $250 excluding GST
■ the Guild’s Pharmacy Diary.
Guild Events
Many community pharmacists practice in isolation, or have few opportunities to meet with their colleagues. Guild events are another opportunity for members to network, enjoy peer support and find out the latest industry news.
Members enjoy free access to the following pharmacy essentials:
1. Micromedex Suite of Electronic Databases – Martindale, Drug Reax and Herbal Medicines: These databases fulfil audit requirements and cost approximately $1,000 excl. GST for a hard copy version.
2. Pharmacode®: This programme is now used for all dispensed pharmaceuticals. Guild members have access to Pharmacode® without any additional charge. Non members pay $500 per annum excl. GST for this service.
3. The Directory of Retail Pharmacy: The Directory is updated quarterly with the contact details of all community pharmacies in New Zealand and is a sought after document. Non members pay $360 per annum excl. GST to access this resource.
Guild communication
Members also receive regular communications from the Guild on pharmacy related issues. Publications include:
■ Guild INTOUCH – a weekly email sent to all Guild members which focuses on current issues affecting community pharmacy. If members prefer, they can receive Guild INTOUCH via fax.
■ Contact – a monthly newsletter to members containing updates on Guild activities and community pharmacy news, including practice-related matters.
■ Dispensary Topics – a monthly newsletter which provides updates on dispensary-related issues. This is inserted into Contact.
■ T&A Topics – a bi-monthly newsletter for pharmacy support staff.
All queries regarding membership can be directed to Rebecca Cheng via email: r.cheng@pgnz.org.nz
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