Petition · past parliament
Uphold current Responsible Pharmacist rulings and reject Remote Supervision
Closed
2,774 signatures
What the petition asks
The rebalancing board have put forward a proposal named 'Remote Supervision' whereby they want to allow technicians to supervise the sale of pharmacy and prescription only medication and want to allow pharmacists to be signed in as a Responsible Pharmacist for more than one pharmacy at a time.
The remote supervision of pharmacies will mean that pharmacists will be legally responsible for more than one pharmacy at a time and therefore legally responsible for pharmacies which they have no way of effectively supervising. Also, pharmacy technicians will be allowed to hand out pharmacy only and prescription only medications with no input from a qualified Pharmacist. This will be detrimental to patient healthcare. More information can be found on the PDA website.
Timeline
| 20 Sep 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Mar 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
2,774
Status
Closed
Opened
20 Sep 2018
Closed
20 Mar 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.