Guild congratulates Taranaki pharmacist for QSM honour

11/01/2012

The Guild would like to congratulate Howard Anderson, the original owner of Patea Pharmacy, for being awarded a Queen’s Service Medal in the New Year’s Honours List.
Anderson QSM media release (pdf, 72 KB)

Community pharmacies are holiday heroes

20/12/2011

Community pharmacies are holiday heroes for families who have health emergencies or run out of medicines while away from home, says the Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand (Inc) President, Karen Crisp.
2011 12 20 Holiday media release (pdf, 73 KB)

Quitting smoking could be best Christmas present

19/12/2011

Smokers can give themselves and their families the best Christmas present by kicking the habit, says the Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand.
2011 12 19 Smoking cessation media release (pdf, 72 KB)

Guild welcomes $12 million rheumatic fever funding boost

14/12/2011

All New Zealanders will reap a benefit from the doubling in funding dedicated to fighting rheumatic fever, says the Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand Chief Executive, Annabel Young.
2011 12 14 RFP media release (pdf, 75 KB)

Updated Pharmacy Translation Kit now in 11 languages

12/12/2011

Patients who have difficulty with the English language can now get good healthy advice in one of 11 languages from their community pharmacy, thanks to the updated Pharmacy Translation Kit.
2011 12 12 Translation Kit media release (pdf, 75 KB)

Community pharmacy welcomes an increased role in warfarin monitoring

17/11/2011

An announcement by the Health Minister, Tony Ryall, that the Government intends to launch a nationwide pharmacy-based warfarin monitoring service is welcome news for the future of community pharmacy, says the Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand President, Karen Crisp.
2011 11 17 Warfarin monitoring release2 (pdf, 74 KB)

Guild invites politicians to be seen in community pharmacy

02/11/2011

The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand wants MPs and candidates on the election trail to be seen in pharmacies around the country as a way of demonstrating their interest in their local community’s health needs.
2011 11 2 Politicians invite release (pdf, 71 KB)

Guild welcomes amendments to the Pharmaceutical Schedule

01/11/2011

The Guild welcomes changes announced by PHARMAC to the General Rules in the Pharmaceutical Schedule that will allow pharmacists to amend certain types of prescriptions.
2011 11 1 Pharmaceutical Schedule release (pdf, 73 KB)

No GSK appeal is good news, says the Guild

21/10/2011

The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand has welcomed a decision by GlaxoSmithKline New Zealand Ltd (GSK) not to pursue an appeal in the High Court over last month’s District Court decision about a faulty medicines recall.
2011 10 21 GSK 2 media release (pdf, 75 KB)

Judgement agrees that pharmacists have a right to be paid

03/10/2011

The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand has welcomed a court decision in the case between GlaxoSmithKline NZ Ltd (GSK) and Ian Johnson Pharmacy Ltd (IJPL) over the recall of suspected faulty medication.
2011 10 03 GSK media release (pdf, 73 KB) IJPL v GSK Judgment 26 9 11 (pdf, 798 KB)