Pharmacies paying for government savings: Ruston
Community pharmacies will bear the cost of the government’s 60-day dispensing policy, Shadow Health Minister, Senator Anne Ruston, claims Labor should not be taking credit for delivering cost-of-living relief through …
Drastic policy will hurt our communities
Plans to boost access to affordable medicines will have the opposite effect Coalition Chief Whip warns Labor’s double dispensing policy will leave patients with limited access to pharmacy services and …
Board opens consultation on revised compounding guidelines
Stakeholders have until 24 July to share their views on the Pharmacy Board of Australia’s draft revised Guidelines on compounding of medicines The Pharmacy Board of Australia has opened a …
Government needs to get more than the headline right: Tink
Labor’s double dispensing policy may secure positive headlines, but independent MP, Kylea Tink, warns it will not be a win for everyone Teal, Tink, is calling on the government to …
Labor urged to do homework on pharmacy
Double dispensing will leave many pharmacies shortchanged despite the government’s plans to reinvest savings in the sector Labor’s 60-day dispensing policy makes sense on paper, but will put community pharmacies …
Do GPs really back double dispensing?
Conversations about how 60-day dispensing will impact local doctors suggest medical bodies did not consult their members before pushing the policy, a Guild leader says Questions are being raised about …
‘We don’t realise how valuable pharmacists are’
Double dispensing decision leaves doctor “flabbergasted” Labor’s plan to introduce 60-day dispensing will have significant unintended consequences, a former Assistant Health Minister warns. Speaking in the House of Representatives on …
Guild seeks ‘sensible way forward’ on double dispensing
Community pharmacists are being urged to “keep the pressure on the government” to limit the adverse impacts of 60-day dispensing Government officials need to restart negotiations with community pharmacy leaders …
Could an early 8CPA ease double dispensing fears?
Access to cheaper medicines can be secured without the potential adverse effects of double dispensing if the government comes back to the table, according to the Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
Sim ‘humbled’ to be re-elected PSA president
West Australian, Dr Fei Sim, will continue as the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s national president, as the organisation prepares for the start of Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) talks. …
PSA and Guild tighten ties
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) granted a seat on Pharmacy Guild of Australia committee, to support the fight against 60-day dispensing Former PSA national president, Shane Jackson, is being co-opted …
60-day dispensing contrasts with Labor’s Voice push
Labor’s double dispensing policy fits poorly with the government’s Indigenous Voice to Parliament plan, National Party claims Government healthcare policies, including 60-day dispensing, are set to adversely affect rural Indigenous patients, …