Libertarian Senator David Leyonhjelm yesterday compared the pharmacy location rules to Communism, during Senate debates regarding the National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill. The Bill was passed unchanged. “The rules …

Health Minister Sussan Ley says consumers are the big winners from the Senate passing the PBS reform package, which she says will deliver cheaper medicines into the future and a …

Diseases such as scabies, which affects an estimated 70% of children in remote regions of the country may be eased thanks to MSD funding boost to One Disease—a non-for-profit organisation. …

A crackdown on access to codeine combination analgesics could leave us all worse off, writes Dr Deon Schoombie. Millions of Australians use over-the-counter medicines on a regular basis for a …

Medicines Australia says it is “extremely disappointed” with a last-minute decision by Health Minister Sussan Ley to abandon a Strategic Agreement, which it says casts a shadow over the future …

The Pharmacy Guild has welcomed the launch of the final report of the Global Access Partners Taskforce on Self Care, which proposes an enhanced role for pharmacies in delivering primary …

A coalition of 18 peak and non-government organisations from the health and community sectors is calling on the Australian Government to scrap plans to cut nearly $800 million from the …

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has welcomed the passage of the National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill through the Senate today, allowing the implementation of the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement …

The Australian Rheumatology Association has expressed concerns about risks to patient safety it says could follow from measures on biosimilars going through the Senate today as part of the wider …

Community pharmacy could become a hub for wellbeing, with pharmacists encouraging responsible self-medication and reducing unnecessary GP visits, a new report says. Developed by the Global Access Partners Taskforce on …

The Grattan Institute’s latest report misses the point on medicines pricing, says Medicines Australia. Enduring reforms to the PBS polices are achieving substantial savings for government and the Australian medicines …

The Grattan Institute report into pharmaceutical premium pricing policy highlights “unnecessarily high” costs to patients and taxpayers of a health system it describes as complex and labyrinthine, says the Consumers …