Raghunandan Rakhee, Tordoff June, Smith Alesha
University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand.
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Ther Adv Drug Saf. 2017 Nov;8(11):349-360. doi: 10.1177/2042098617723312. Epub 2017 Sep 4.
In this paper, we aim to provide an updated source of information for nonmedical prescribing (NMP) in New Zealand (NZ).
A variety of NZ sources were used to collect data: legislation, policy documents and information from professional and regulatory organizations, and education providers.
In NZ, the legal categories for prescribers include authorized, designated, and delegated prescribers. Authorized prescribers include dentists, midwives, nurse practitioners, and optometrist prescribers. Designated prescribers include pharmacist prescribers, registered nurse prescribers, and dietitian prescribers. There are no delegated prescribers in NZ at this time. There is variation in the regulation, educational programmes and prescribing competencies used by the different prescribing health professionals involved in NMP in NZ.
This update collates relevant information relating to NMP in NZ into one consolidated document and provides policy makers with a current overview of prescribing rights, service delivery models, training requirements, and prescribing competencies used for NMP in NZ. As NMP in NZ continues to expand and evolve, this paper will form a baseline for future NMP research in NZ. NZ needs to develop overarching NMP policy to enable consistency in the various aspects of NMP, thereby delivering a safe and sustainable NMP service in NZ.
本文旨在为新西兰的非医学处方（NMP）提供最新信息来源。
利用多种新西兰来源收集数据：立法、政策文件以及来自专业和监管组织及教育机构的信息。
在新西兰，开处方者的法律类别包括授权开处方者、指定开处方者和委托开处方者。授权开处方者包括牙医、助产士、执业护士和验光师开处方者。指定开处方者包括药剂师开处方者、注册护士开处方者和营养师开处方者。目前新西兰没有委托开处方者。新西兰参与非医学处方的不同开处方健康专业人员所采用的监管、教育项目和处方能力存在差异。
本次更新将与新西兰非医学处方相关的信息整理到一份综合文件中，并为政策制定者提供新西兰非医学处方的处方权、服务提供模式、培训要求和处方能力的当前概述。随着新西兰非医学处方的不断扩展和演变，本文将为新西兰未来的非医学处方研究奠定基础。新西兰需要制定总体非医学处方政策，以确保非医学处方各方面的一致性，从而在新西兰提供安全且可持续的非医学处方服务。
