TERMS AND CONDITIONS

By viewing the Pharmaceutical Schedule database (the Pharmaceutical Schedule Database) you acknowledge that you have read and accepted the following Terms and Conditions:

1. The Pharmaceutical Schedule Database does not amend or otherwise supersede the Pharmaceutical Schedule, as published from time to time in hard copy form. Where there are any differences between the Pharmaceutical Schedule Database and the Pharmaceutical Schedule the Pharmaceutical Schedule will prevail.
2. Ownership of the Pharmaceutical Schedule Database and all copyright and other intellectual property rights in the Pharmaceutical Schedule Database, rests with the Pharmaceutical Management Agency (PHARMAC). Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced in any form or by any process without written permission from PHARMAC, nor be used in any form of advertising, sales, promotion or publicity.
3. Whilst care has been taken in compiling the Pharmaceutical Schedule Database, you acknowledge that PHARMAC does not guarantee or warrant the correctness, completeness, timeliness, or fitness for any particular purpose of any information acquired through the use of the Pharmaceutical Schedule Database. You therefore agree that PHARMAC shall not be liable to any person for any losses, damages or liabilities whether direct, consequential, special or loss of any profits arising out of or caused by the use of any information acquired from the Pharmaceutical Schedule Database, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), statute or otherwise. PHARMAC will, where it considers appropriate, use reasonable endeavours to correct errors and omissions in the Pharmaceutical Schedule Database which are brought to the attention of PHARMAC in the manner and timeframe which PHARMAC considers to be most appropriate.
4. PHARMAC reserves the right to amend or otherwise change the format, layout, features, content, functionality or any other aspect or feature of the Pharmaceutical Schedule Database. PHARMAC will use reasonable endeavours to advise regular recipients of the Pharmaceutical Schedule Database in advance of any significant changes. However, PHARMAC accepts no responsibility to users in this regard and reserves the right to make amendments or changes at any time.
5. Whilst care is taken in providing this Pharmaceutical Schedule Database to you, PHARMAC does not warrant that this Pharmaceutical Schedule Database will be continuously available or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Pharmaceutical Schedule Database is free of viruses or other harmful components.
6. By listing a pharmaceutical in the Pharmaceutical Schedule Database PHARMAC makes no representations about whether the pharmaceutical has any form of approval or consent under, or whether the supply or use of that pharmaceutical otherwise complies with, the Medicines Act 1981.
7. Clinicians must exercise their own skill, judgement, expertise and discretion, and make their own prescribing decisions with respect to the use of any pharmaceutical listed in the Pharmaceutical Schedule Database.
8. Users of the database must ensure that they comply with any relevant obligations under the Medicines Act 1981, the Medicines Regulations 1984, or otherwise in respect of the prescribing, supplying and other relevant activities in relation to any pharmaceutical listed in the Pharmaceutical Schedule Database.
9. The Pharmaceutical Schedule Database does not constitute an advertisement, advertising material or a medical advertisement in terms of the Medicines Act 1981 or otherwise.
10. You undertake not to distribute the Pharmaceutical Schedule Database to any other person. If there are additional people within your organisation who wish to receive a copy of the Pharmaceutical Schedule Database please notify PHARMAC.
11. The Pharmaceutical Schedule Database and these conditions are governed by, and are to be construed in accordance with, the laws of New Zealand.
12. These are the current PHARMAC Terms and Conditions. PHARMAC may at any time vary the Terms and Conditions by notification to you by email.