Pharmacists to take to the streets
More than 150 pharmacists, interns, students, and patients are set to raise concerns about the government’s 60-day dispensing policy at a rally this week Pharmacists are set to take to …
New pharmacy applications surge
Grim warnings that 60-day dispensing is delivering a massive hit to business confidence appear misplaced, Minister claims Applications for new pharmacies have increased dramatically since the government announced plans to …
No change to locum program eligibility
Government rejects call to expand eligibility criteria for accessing the Rural Locum Assistance Program (RLAP) Calls for the RLAP eligibility rules to be amended to allow non-health professionals to access …
Minister determined to see pharmacy ‘thrive’
Some pharmacies will take a hit to their bottom line because of 60-day dispensing, but the government is committed to seeing the profession thrive, a Minister says Pharmacist-turned-politician, Emma McBride, …
Taxpayers not pharmacies should fund 60-day dispensing
Community pharmacies should not be left to carry the costs of delivering cheaper medicines to Australians, opposition leader says Taxpayers should bear the costs of the government’s 60-day dispensing policy, …
Government defeats 60-day disallowance motion
Labor Senator moves Coalition’s motion to disallow 60-day dispensing, then votes against Efforts to delay the implementation of double dispensing have been defeated in the Senate, after a bizarre series …
Coalition leave disallowance motion an orphan
Efforts to stall the implementation of 60-day dispensing are being dubbed a farce by the Prime Minister Moves to disallow the legislative instrument required to enable double dispensing are being …
Pause 60-day dispensing to secure 8CPA
Coalition Senators are urging the government to pause the roll-out 60-day dispensing as part of a new Community Pharmacy Agreement Prime Minister Anthony Albanese should delay plans to implement double …
Mixed views on Coalition’s 60-day dispensing stance
Medical bodies and patient advocacy groups are taking different views on the Coalition’s commitment to ensure medicines are accessible and affordable Better Access Australia is backing the Coalition’s call for …
Greens say ‘no’ to blocking 60-day dispensing
Moves to stall the introduction of double dispensing will not be backed by the Australian Greens The Australian Greens will not support a motion to disallow 60-day dispensing, the party’s …
Sinclair to deliver APC’s Sansom Lecture
Australian International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) president-elect to give the 2023 Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) Sansom Lecture Former Pharmacy Guild of Australia national vice-president, Paul Sinclair, will discuss the importance of …
Pharmacists urged to seek psychological support
Prevention is better than cure when it comes to ensuring workplace psychological safety, expert warns High rates of stigma about mental illness amongst pharmacists need to be addressed to improve …