Pharmacy Daily | NZ GSK recall dispute

THE Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand has said it will produce a “How To” kit to help pharmacists pursue drug manufacturers for payment for services rendered when recalls are issued. The announcement comes after a NZ Court found that a “reasonable and proper price” should have been paid to a NZ pharmacy which brought a test case about a recall ordered by GlaxoSmithKline. GSK had asked every community pharmacy to contact all patients supplied with Marevan (warfarin) 3mg, and the case aimed to establish a precedent whereby pharmacists could be reimbursed. According to the NZ Guild, GSK is refusing to pay invoices for the work done in managing the recall, and so the Guild will help pharmacies submit claims to the NZ Disputes Tribunal. The 28 Jan 2010 Marevan recall in NZ related to a manufacturing problem affecting a batch which potentially contained more warfarin than the labelled amount.

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