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From ๐Ÿญ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, a new Foetal Anticonvulsant Syndrome (FACS) cautionary and advisory label must be applied to all disp...
01/04/2026

From ๐Ÿญ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, a new Foetal Anticonvulsant Syndrome (FACS) cautionary and advisory label must be applied to all dispensings of the highest-risk anti-seizure medicines. This work is part of a coordinated approach between the Ministry of Health - Manatลซ Hauora, FACSNZ, the Guild, Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand, and the wider pharmacy sector to improve patient safety and prevent Foetal Anti-Convulsant Syndrome. Learn more in todayโ€™s ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต or below.

From 1 April eight anti-seizure medicines will be subject to a cautionary advisory label, warning of the risks associated with taking them during pregnancy.

Earlier this week, we hosted a quiz night in Canterbury with our friends at ๐—–๐—–๐—ฃ๐—š! Thanks to everyone who joined us for a...
26/03/2026

Earlier this week, we hosted a quiz night in Canterbury with our friends at ๐—–๐—–๐—ฃ๐—š! Thanks to everyone who joined us for a fun night, and congratulations to the winning team โ€“ โ€œI wish I knew thatโ€, pictured in photo two ๐Ÿ‘

19/03/2026

Health Minister Simeon Brown MP and Minister Louise Upston MP visited Guild President Kesh Naidoo-Rauf yesterday. They discussed vaccinations โ€“ with community pharmacy delivering 41% of flu and 76% of Covid vaccines in 2025, the ways pharmacy helps patients and the health system by diagnosing and treating minor conditions and the need to fund this work.

We spent last week catching up with our colleagues from The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Irish Pharmacy Union, and Pharm...
18/03/2026

We spent last week catching up with our colleagues from The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Irish Pharmacy Union, and Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand, and sharing community pharmacy developments in New Zealand with APP conference attendees.

16/03/2026

Guild President Kesh Naidoo-Rauf and Australian Pharmacy Guild National President - Trent Twomey discuss all things Guild and community pharmacy at the APP conference on the Gold Coast last week. Thanks for having us PGA!

๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ-๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐——๐—›๐—— ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€? Donโ€™t worry, you can watch it at www.pgnz.or...
11/03/2026

๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ-๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐——๐—›๐—— ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€? Donโ€™t worry, you can watch it at www.pgnz.org.nz/presentations-and-webinars.

A reminder that we have guidance on 12-month prescriptions and on the dispensing of ADHD stimulant medicines, available at www.pgnz.org.nz/practice-guides-and-resources.

๐—š๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ป ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ has been appointed as the Guildโ€™s ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—บ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ณ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ, starting on 4 May. Glenn is well known across the...
04/03/2026

๐—š๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ป ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ has been appointed as the Guildโ€™s ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—บ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ณ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ, starting on 4 May.

Glenn is well known across the sector, as a previous community pharmacy owner, through his previous leadership roles, and for his longstanding contribution as a Guild board member.

His knowledge of the frontline realities facing members and the funding and policy landscape means he is well placed to keep critical work moving at pace.

We have developed ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—บ ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ to help impacted members. It includes a step-by-step process fo...
26/02/2026

We have developed ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—บ ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ to help impacted members. It includes a step-by-step process for cycle/compliance packing and facility and prescriber request emails. The guidance, available at www.pgnz.org.nz/practice-guides-and-resources should be used in conjunction with your pharmacyโ€™s Business Continuity Plan and in discussion with the facilities you service.

Guild President ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ผ-๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ณ spoke with RNZ about the MediMap hack, explaining that it couldnโ€™t have come at a worse...
25/02/2026

Guild President ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ผ-๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ณ spoke with RNZ about the MediMap hack, explaining that it couldnโ€™t have come at a worse time for pharmacies already facing workforce pressures, but reassured patients that safe dispensing remains pharmacistsโ€™ top priority.

Pharmacies are falling back on their emergency back-up plans to distribute medication, and doing a lot of unpaid leg-work in the process, following the MediMap hack.

If you're still working through the practical implications of 12-month prescriptions and ADHD medicine dispensing, don't...
18/02/2026

If you're still working through the practical implications of 12-month prescriptions and ADHD medicine dispensing, don't worry, youโ€™re not alone!

Join the Guildโ€™s staff pharmacists on ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฏ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฒ.๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฝ๐—บ, for a ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ covering these two critical areas of practice change โ€“ we'll run through real-life scenarios to help clarify how the new rules should be interpreted and applied in practice.

๐—”๐—น๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ. See our e-newsletter, Guild InTouch or contact us to RSVP.

The February edition of ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ should be in membersโ€™ mailboxes! It features a lead article from Midland CPGโ€™s ...
17/02/2026

The February edition of ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ should be in membersโ€™ mailboxes! It features a lead article from Midland CPGโ€™s Pete Chandler on last yearโ€™s script audit. You can also read the magazine online at www.pgnz.org.nz/publications

๐—”๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ? Please reach out to us on ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฐ ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ or ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ@๐—ฝ๐—ด๐—ป๐˜‡.๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด.๐—ป๐˜‡ if you need any support. You ca...
16/02/2026

๐—”๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ? Please reach out to us on ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฐ ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ or ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ@๐—ฝ๐—ด๐—ป๐˜‡.๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด.๐—ป๐˜‡ if you need any support. You can also contact our HR advice line for any staff related queries.

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