The 10 most expensive drugs
New Hepatitis C medicines a costly solution at the top of the most expensive drugs list Newly approved hepatitis C medicines have topped the latest list of the most costly …
Asthma treatment now on PBS
New biologic to treat severe asthma heads new PBS listings The first biologic medicine to treat severe allergic asthma in patients whose symptoms are inadequately controlled with high dose preventer …
Pharmacists unsure over codeine future
Poll reveals strong division among profession on what will happen to codeine-containing medications The pharmacy profession is unsure over whether codeine-containing medications will be upscheduled, according to the latest AJP …
A deathly solution
“Common sense change” to payment of PBS concessional entitlements on date of death welcomed by pharmacy The move is one of three changes to the National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) …
A woman of influence
In the fourth of a series of interviews with the top five of our list of 10 Women of Influence in pharmacy, we speak to pharmacy academic Lisa Nissen 1. Do …
10 key messages from the leaders
Pharmacy heard a range of positive messages from Australia’s political leaders at the recent Guild Parliament House dinner. Here’s a selection of 10 key messages: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Since …
Govt working to ‘reconcile’ risk sharing arrangements
The federal government is confident agreement will be reached with pharmacists over risk sharing arrangements, the Prime Minister believes. Speaking in Canberra last night at the Pharmacy Guild’s annual Parliament …
Dispensing difficulties
Federal Government reportedly resists Guild push for dispensing fee increase The Pharmacy Guild of Australia is believed to be in dispute with the Federal government over its push for an …
A woman of influence
In the third of a series of interviews with the top five of our list of 10 Women of Influence in pharmacy, we speak to community pharmacy owner Elise Apolloni Do you …
A woman of influence
In the second of a series of interviews with the top five of our list of 10 Women of Influence in pharmacy, we speak to Dr Alison Roberts, PSA Executive Director …
Do you get social?
How well do you know and understand social media? Do you understand its reach and impact? Here’s a list of 10 facts about social media that you need to know 1. …
What the profession thinks
Here’s a selection of 12 key findings from the 2016 UTS Community Pharmacy Barometer The latest UTS Pharmacy Barometer, released yesterday, was compiled from a survey of 362 pharmacists – …