Submissions

The Guild regularly makes submissions on proposals and policies likely to impact community pharmacy.

 

Consultation on changes to support increased prescription lengths

25 July 2025.

Submission on the Agenda for the 74th meeting of the Medicines Classification Committee (MCC)

8 July 2025.

Consultation on possible brand changes through the 2024/25 Annual Invitation to Tender

16 June 2025.

Proposal to amend access to Covid-19 antivirals and change supply and reimbursement arrangements

30 May 2025.

Submission on the proposed Medicines Amendment Bill 2025

19 May 2025.

Proposal to regulate Physician Associates under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003

13 May 2025.

Proposal to support access to budesonide with eformoterol inhalers

9 May 2025.

Putting patients first: Modernising health workforce regulations

30 April 2025

Proposal to make it easier to access Mirena and Jaydess IUDs (contraceptives)

24 April 2025.

Proposal to fund Estradot as an alternative brand of oestradiol patches

15 April 2025.

Proposal to fund a new type of insulin for the management of diabetes

24 March 2025.

Proposal to discontinue efavirenz tablets

4 March 2025.

Guild expression of interest to join Pain Management Service working group

14 February 2025.

Proposal to fund the contraceptive pill desogestrel (Cerazette)

18 February 2025.

Medsafe and Pharmac proposal to change the regulatory and funding restrictions for stimulant treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

11 February 2025.

Proposal to widen access to medicines for blood cancer, inflammatory bowel diseases, eczema and rheumatoid arthritis

10 February 2025.

Pharmacy Council engagement on changes under consideration for Pharmacist Prescribers scope of practice

24 January 2025.

Submission on the Agenda for the 73rd meeting of the Medicines Classification Committee (MCC)

16 January 2025.

Feedback on the Ministry of Health's proposal to extend designated prescribing authority to podiatrists

20 December 2024.

Practitioner Supply Order (PSO) pilot proposal and request for Expressions of Interest (EOI)

12 December 2024.

Submission on the HNZ future service model proposal for the Needle Exchange programme

10 December 2024.

Feedback on proposed Disciplinary Levy and APC increases for 2025

6 December 2024.

Proposal to amend the Medicines Act 1981 to enable pharmacist prescribers to prescribe unapproved versions of listed medicines

31 October 2024.

Proposal for the implementation of a Brand Switch Fee (BSF) due to changes in the appearance of Teva omeprazole capsules

31 October 2024.

Guild submission on proposal to increase prescribing duration

14 October 2024.

Proposal to remove the renewal criteria for stimulant treatments

3 October 2024

Proposal to fund lisdexamfetamine for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

26 September 2024

Proposal to widen access to empagliflozin for use in the treatment of chronic heart failure (HFrEF)

13 September 2024

Submission on the 2024 review of the School of Pharmacy, University of Otago

11 September 2024

Proposal to fund Oestradiol gel and to award Principal Supply Status to Estrogel

Guild letter of support for the proposed reclassification of the Shingrix vaccine

Proposal to fund fosfomycin in the community for urinary tract infections and zonisamide for some types of epilepsy

Proposal to widen access to immunotherapy for six types of cancer, and treatments to prevent fungal infections

Objection to the decisions from the 72nd meeting of the Medicines Classification Committee held on 12 June 2024

Proposal to fund supplements for phenylketonuria and other inherited metabolic diseases

Proposal for Pharmac funding for additional Oestradiol patch prescriptions and prescription co-payments via community pharmacy

Re: Updated proposal to implement a Pharmac funding change to spacer devices

Updated proposal to implement a Pharmaceutical Schedule funding change to spacer devices allowing them to be funded via prescription or by direct provision by a pharmacist with a zero-dollar co-payment

Proposal re: Listing and funding a ready-made Codeine Linctus product

Guild request to implement an Out-Of-Stock Consultation fee

Submission to the targeted consultation on the strategic approach to immunisation in New Zealand

Agenda of the 72nd meeting of the Medicine Classification Committee

Proposal to fund Levetiracetam injection for people receiving palliative care in the community

Consultation on proposal to fund continuous glucose monitors, insulin pumps and insulin pump consumables

Proposal to fund treatments for gynaecological cancers, respiratory disorders, infectious diseases and vasculitis

Update on proposal to enable many childhood vaccinations to be given in pharmacies - further feedback required

Proposal to decline inactive funding applications

Proposal to enable childhood vaccinations through community pharmacy

Pharmacy Council consultation on Naming Policy proposed changes

Proposed Disciplinary Levy and APC Fee increases for 2024/25

Proposal to fund aripirazole depot injection as an alternative antipsychotic treatment option

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