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.

Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand membership gives you the competitive edge in your pharmacy practice. The Guild is the only organisation representing community pharmacy owners We:

act as your agent in Pharmacy Services Agreement discussions
raise the profile of community pharmacy in the media
promote the value of community pharmacy to the public
lobby politicians and decision-makers to improve the position of community pharmacy
advocate for community pharmacy with DHBs and health officials
provide local events for you to network with your pharmacy colleagues
support the profession by sponsoring pharmacy academia and the Annual Pharmacy Awards.

We provide our members with a range of business tools:

A pharmacy practice helpdesk.
A 0800 HR advice line.
A weekly e-newsletter and a monthly newsletter.
The Micromedex Suite of Electronic Databases - Martindale, Drug Reax and Herbal Medicines.
Employment agreement templates.
Sample job descriptions.
An annual remuneration survey.
A service user satisfaction survey.

Guidance on pandemic planning.
Preferential rates on credit card transactions with the National Bank.
A guide for training new pharmacy staff.
Special offers from FleetPartners and ADT security.

The Guild provides members with a range of business resources for their pharmacy, including:

point-of-sale marketing material to help drive product sales.
customer information display material.
Helping Health Cards to assist in managing your patients' health conditions.
a Guild Diary with key dates and useful contact details.
the Directory of Community Pharmacies in New Zealand.
a tear-off pad explaining the prescription subsidy card.
exclusive use of the Guild logo.
Pharmacy Guild gift vouchers in $5, $10, $20 and $50 denominations.

All members of the Guild receive discounts on selected PSL products.

For more information on Guild membership email membership@pgnz.org.nz.

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