Standards and guidelines

Roles and Responsibilities of Pharmacists and Nurses (joint Pharmacy Council and Nursing Council statement)

Practice Standards & Guidance

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Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) Statement and Protocol for Pharmacists

Advertising Guidelines (joint PCNZ and PSNZ Guidelines)

Advertising Notice to Stakeholders

Competence Standards for the Pharmacy Profession

Electronic Cigarettes/Vaping – Council expectations of pharmacists on the use of electronic cigarettes/vaping for smoking cessation

Emergency Contraceptive Pill – Council Standards for the Supply by Pharmacists of the ECP.   For the latest clinical guidance relating to supply of the  ECP please refer to the Pharmaceutical Society website and the New Zealand Formulary.

First Aid Requirements for Pharmacists Policy (being updated)

First Aid Requirements  for Pharmacists Flowchart (and Q&As)

Melatonin – Pharmacy Council competence requirements for pharmacists supplying melatonin without prescription

Midwives and Pharmacists Statement

Pharmacists Practising in Clinical Roles in General Practice – Council expectations (Position Statement)

Pharmacist Vaccinator Register

Pharmacist Vaccinator Statement

Protocol for the Sale and Supply of Pharmacist Only Medicines for Chronic Conditions (POMCC)

Raising Concerns with Prescribers (Council Statement)

Sale of Codeine Containing Analgesics – (joint PCNZ and PSNZ Statement)

Social Media Guidelines

Telehealth and Supply of Pharmacy Services of the Internet Statement

Workplace Pressures in Pharmacy Booklet 

Writing Standard Operating Procedures

Medicine Reclassification

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How to Reclassify

–   Pharmacy Council’s Process – Appendix 2 (see last two pages)

Council and Society Medicine Reclassification Framework

Medicines Management

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Medicines Management Framework

MUR Competence Standards

Pharmacist Prescriber Medicines Management Services Statement

Cultural Competence

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Statement on Cultural Competence