The NZ Ministry of Health has released a five-year action plan to implement the Medicines New Zealand strategy, focusing on seven “impact areas” that includes the My List of Medicines initiative to provide a single, accurate, shared and complete list of a consumer’s medicines.
The Implementing Medicines New Zealand 2015-2020 (pdf) plan follows a previous plan that saw the establishment of the New Zealand Formulary and changes to prescribing rules.
The new plan will include an enhanced role for pharmacists and may lead to certain prescribing rights that are also shared by nurse practitioners and midwives.
