Information for Pharmacy Self Care Members Only

The Self Care Members' section of this website provides information and assistance specifically only for Self Care members. A Self Care members' password is required to access this section.

Forgotten your password? - Then contact Wayne Wood

Ordering Self Care Fact Cards

To order Fact Cards (for Self Care Members Only)

click here for the order form. Follow instructions on the form, and either fax or email form to Freestyle.

A list of the Fact Card titles and dates of latest versions is available to members through the Self Care members' section.

Information for the Public

Pharmacy Self Care was introduced in New Zealand in October 1992. Since its introduction the programme has very rapidly grown in membership and many pharmacists have commented how it is an admirable tool with their counselling.

Pharmacy Self Care is a health information and education program for the public designed specially for delivery through pharmacies. It aims to highlight the role of pharmacists in primary health care, particularly in the area of quality use of medicines.

The program also recognises the importance of all pharmacy staff working together as a team to promote the pharmacy as a centre for health information and advice.

The pharmacist is a primary health care practitioner who is readily accessible and provides people with:

information and services on staying well and avoiding health problems;
oral and written information on health problems;
disease treatment and assistance in solving health problems; and
support during the course of their treatment.

To use pharmacy's unique position to improve community access to quality health information, increase consumers' health awareness and encourage active involvement in their own health care.
To provide pharmacies with the opportunity to be recognised as primary centres for health information and advice.
To establish close working relationships with the purchasers/providers of health services and other public/private health agencies and present pharmacy as an essential resource to achieving their health goals.
To improve pharmacies' financial performance through raising pharmacists' profile and marketing the professional aspects of pharmacy practice.

MaryAnne Mackenzie
Pharmacy Self Care Manager
Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand
Phone (04) 802 0030
Fax (04) 382 9297

There are 32 cards in the series of health information fact cards. These are available free with your pharmacist's advice from your Self Care Pharmacy. Around 580 pharmacies in New Zealand have this health information.

Look for the Self Care sign and stand in a pharmacy or ask the staff if they have Self Care fact cards.

Your Self Care pharmacist is able to advise you on how to treat your symptoms, what you can do to by way of self care and when it is time to visit your doctor. The cards all have sections on each of these issues.

Sponsorship

The Self Care programme receives sponsorship from a variety of sources, and mainly for sponsorship of specific fact cards.