Engagement will be key to scope success: regulator
“We cannot have our cake and eat it” – Pharmacy Council of NSW president warns against integrating “risky” business models with new scope of practice Ongoing communication between the pharmacy …
‘PBS is not up for negotiation’
Trump’s tariffs on pharmaceutical imports are “not the act of a friend”, but “will have no impact on medicine prices at Australian pharmacy counters”, minister pledges Medicines listed on the …
Territorians expect government to act on scope: Guild
Guild urges Northern Territory government to act on full scope pledge, as RACGP calls for “a measured approach” With a quarter of Territorians having to wait more than three weeks to see a …
Changes for antihypertensive dual therapy fixed dose combinations
PBS implements PBAC recommendations on antihypertensive dual therapy fixed dose combinations Changes to Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) restrictions have been made to allow fixed dose combinations (FDCs) for dual therapy antihypertensives to …
Health workers will bear ‘disproportionate share’ of fuel crisis: union
HSU seeks targeted relief for healthcare workers as fuel prices soar Health and aged care professionals unable to work are set to be hit the hardest by the ongoing fuel crisis, the Health Services Union (HSU) …
Regional pharmacy school enrolments surge
Pharmacy’s evolution is helping to attract school leavers to the profession, according to the head of one regional pharmacy school Moves to expand pharmacists’ scope or practice, combined with greater …
Remuneration and structural support key to scope expansion
“Professional satisfaction alone” will not be enough to ensure the successful implementation of new pharmacy services, expert says Data from the 2025 University of Technology Sydney Pharmacy Barometer shows there is …
Rising employee dissatisfaction with 8CPA
Confidence in community pharmacy is at an all-time high, but dissatisfaction with the 8CPA is growing amongst employee pharmacists, barometer reveals There is an increasing divergence in opinion between pharmacy …
Commission moves to abolish junior adult rates
Junior adult pay rates are set to be phased out of the Pharmacy Industry Award by 1 July 2029 Young adults working in the pharmacy sector with more than six …
Guild makes pre-budget pitch
PBS prescribing rights, a freeze on the general co-payment and increases to funding for services on Guild’s Budget 2026/27 wish list The Pharmacy Guild of Australia is calling on the federal …
Monash climbs world pharmacy school rankings
International university rankings put seven Australian schools of pharmacy and pharmacology in the top 100 globally Monash University’s Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science continues to be rated as one …
Wholesalers focused on meds supply as fuel prices surge
Rising transport costs and concerns of fuel shortages have wholesalers on alert Pharmaceutical wholesalers are engaging with stakeholders to ensure “uninterrupted distribution” of medicines as the fuel crisis begins to …