Prescriber, pharmacist collaboration helps in adherence
One in two Australians who have chronic disease are not taking their medication as directed by their doctor, according to an Australian physician In Australian Prescriber, Professor Tim Usherwood from …
Review ‘pre-conceived agenda’ would see 1700 pharmacies close
The King Review has been “hijacked” by ideology and economic theorising, the Pharmacy Guild says In its formal response to the Interim Report on the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and …
Docs want to ‘break the retail-medicine link’
The RACGP has slammed pharmacy professional services and complained that doctors saw no cash back from the risk share solution The group is urging the King Review panel to break …
Get a consulting room, says Qld Guild
The Queensland branch of the Pharmacy Guild is urging members to implement private consulting rooms As the landscape of community pharmacy continues to change, pharmacies are becoming increasingly compelled to …
New forum for rural pharmacists
PSA has launched a new forum to offer rural pharmacists increased engagement At the Rural Pharmacist Special Interest Group (Rural SIG) forum at PSA17 in Sydney, PSA launched a Facebook …
Clare Stone is Qld pharmacy assistant of the year
Pharmacy assistant, Clare Stone from Alive Pharmacy Calliope is Queensland’s pharmacy assistant of the year Ms Stone was chosen to represent Queensland at the National Finals of the 2017 Pharmacy …
The week in review
For the most part, it’s been a positive week in Australian pharmacy The Pharmaceutical Society’s conference, PSA17, has seen a number of positive announcements made: Health Minister Greg Hunt declared …
10-year plan for PSA
HMR caps are inappropriate, wages are “appallingly low” and Australia is no longer a leader in professional services, says the new PSA president PSA’s newly elected national president, Dr Shane …
New tranche of pharmacy trials
The announcement of additional projects under the Pharmacy Trial Program has been welcomed by pharmacy groups The trials announced by Health Minister Greg Hunt at PSA17 are in areas of …
Small business confidence drops, but health sector still optimistic
Small and medium business confidence is declining, but the health sector is feeling more positive than most Australian small and medium business (SMB) confidence has fallen five points to +39 …
PBS listing for first pan-genotypic antiviral hep C treatment
Hepatitis Australia has welcomed today’s announcement that a new hepatitis C drug will be listed on the PBS Epclusa, the first pan-genotypic antiviral, will be PBS listed from 1 August, …
Hep C DAAs: more awareness needed
People treated with new direct acting antivirals feel old and new hepatitis C treatments are “like chalk and cheese” On World Hepatitis Day today (28 July), Hepatitis NSW is promoting …