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The ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป of the ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ-๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ is now available at www.pgnz.org.nz/pra...
04/02/2026

The ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป of the ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ-๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ is now available at www.pgnz.org.nz/practice-guides-and-resources. New sections include:
- Owed medicines
- โ€˜Heldโ€™ prescriptions
- Brand Switch Fees
- Changes to Pharmaceutical Schedule funding rules
- Time limits for correcting and resubmitting a claimed medicine

02/02/2026

A message from Guild President ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ผ-๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ณ on 12-month prescriptions. We continue to update our practical guidance and work to finalise the funding solution. Still have questions? Get in touch with the Guild HQ team, we are here to help.

1 February sees big changes for community pharmacy, with 12-month prescriptions and new rules for ADHD stimulant medicin...
02/02/2026

1 February sees big changes for community pharmacy, with 12-month prescriptions and new rules for ADHD stimulant medicines. We are thinking of members and the practical challenges this brings.

Please reach out if you have any questions โ€“ weโ€™re here to help. Guidance on these changes is available at www.pgnz.org.nz/practice-guides-and-resources. A reminder that what is legal is not always funded, and what may seem routine could involve new risk.

Guild Chief Executive Andrew Gaudin shared with nzherald.co.nz what the introduction of 12-month prescriptions will mean...
29/01/2026

Guild Chief Executive Andrew Gaudin shared with nzherald.co.nz what the introduction of 12-month prescriptions will mean for pharmacies and patients

Who's eligible and what are the potential risks and benefits for patients and prescribers?

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: ๐—œ๐—–๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—” ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿณ โ€“ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐Ÿฑ๐—ฝ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„We recommend that you sign Variation 7. All pharmacies are f...
29/01/2026

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: ๐—œ๐—–๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—” ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿณ โ€“ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐Ÿฑ๐—ฝ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„
We recommend that you sign Variation 7. All pharmacies are financially better off under Variation 7 than they currently are.

๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿณ? Members can:
- Watch our webinar recording at www.pgnz.org.nz/presentations-and-webinars
- Read our high-level summary at www.pgnz.org.nz/contracts-and-variations
- Check out updated fees at www.pgnz.org.nz/icpsa-guides-and-tools
- Contact us with any questions

๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐——๐—›๐—— ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€The rules for prescribing stimulant medicines for ADHD are changing on 1...
28/01/2026

๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐——๐—›๐—— ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€
The rules for prescribing stimulant medicines for ADHD are changing on 1 February to allow a broader range of health professionals to initiate treatment.

To support members, we have developed guidance, available at www.pgnz.org.nz/practice-guides-and-resources, outlining:
- Who can initiate ADHD stimulant treatment
- Who can prescribe continuation treatment
- What must be checked on a prescription
- How to verify a prescriberโ€™s registration and scope

๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฆ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€: ๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—›๐—ก๐—ญA full review of the payment calculation has identified that a key dataset u...
22/01/2026

๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฆ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€: ๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—›๐—ก๐—ญ
A full review of the payment calculation has identified that a key dataset used to calculate payments for APAS contained errors, this led to payments being incorrect for all pharmacies โ€“ 454 pharmacies were underpaid, all other pharmacies were overpaid.

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€: On 29 January, APAS under-payments made on 14 January will be reversed and correct payments made.

๐—ข๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€: On 14 February, APAS over-payments made on 14 January will be reversed and correct payments made, set-off against the February APAS payments per the ICPSA.

Contact Sector Operations to understand how your pharmacy was affected.

๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ-๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€To support pharmacies and help ensure the new regulations and fund...
21/01/2026

๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ-๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€
To support pharmacies and help ensure the new regulations and funding rules are applied consistently and safely, we have developed practical guidance, available at www.pgnz.org.nz/practice-guides-and-resources.

This guidance covers:
- Who can prescribe 12-month prescriptions
- Which medicines can be prescribed for up to 12 months
- Regulatory and funding rules, with practical examples
- Prescription batch storage requirements
- Changes required to pharmacy patient management systems
- Available resources and promotional material

๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฆ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€: We are aware of issues with the January APAS payment, thanks to members contacting us with ...
16/01/2026

๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฆ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€: We are aware of issues with the January APAS payment, thanks to members contacting us with concerns. We have contacted HNZ who are urgently looking into this issue and have agreed to review their January calculations and be in touch once they have investigated this. We will let members know as soon as they come back to us with info.

Guild Chief Executive Andrew Gaudin told RNZ the governmentโ€™s decision not to collect co-payments after the initial disp...
08/01/2026

Guild Chief Executive Andrew Gaudin told RNZ the governmentโ€™s decision not to collect co-payments after the initial dispensing for 12-month prescriptions is a great thing, ensuring more affordable access for patients.

People will now only need to pay a $5 fee once for new, 12-month prescriptions.

We are running a ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ on Wednesday 21 January from 6.30-7.30pm to explain ๐—œ๐—–๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—” ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿณ in more detail and give m...
07/01/2026

We are running a ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ on Wednesday 21 January from 6.30-7.30pm to explain ๐—œ๐—–๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—” ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿณ in more detail and give members an opportunity to ask questions โ€“ see todayโ€™s Guild InTouch to register.

A big ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ to members for your support this year! We have enjoyed supporting you and your teams and look forward to...
23/12/2025

A big ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ to members for your support this year! We have enjoyed supporting you and your teams and look forward to continuing this next year. We hope you find time to take a break this busy holiday season! We are now closed for 2025. We reopen at 8.30am on Monday 5 January 2026.

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