Costs putting conference attendance out of reach
Pharmacy may be one of the healthcare system’s most accessible points, but rising costs are making the profession’s conferences inaccessible for many Registration fees and rising travel and accommodation costs …
Shingrix access expansion welcomed
Patient groups back improved NIP access to Shingrix for primary and secondary immunodeficient patients aged 18 years and older The Government’s decision to extend access to Shingrix for anyone aged …
Co-payment cuts trump 60-day savings: Guild
Efforts to curb patient spending on medicines are generating savings the government says, but some measures are having a greater impact than others, a Guild leader believes Cuts to the …
Email compromise a growing threat
Ransomware events dominate headlines, but social engineering attacks are increasingly impacting small business, insurance broker warns Cyber insurance claims data for the first half of 2024 shows healthcare businesses are …
State to legislate for S4-only vapes
Tasmania to implement tough vaping laws in response to federal government’s “watered down” reforms Legislation is set to go before the Tasmanian parliament ensuring e-cigarettes can only be supplied by …
Chemist Warehouse takes jabs to pollies
Discounter runs pop-up immunisation clinic at state parliament to highlight value of access to workplace vaccination services Chemist Warehouse pharmacist immuniser, Paula Zervas, administered pertussis vaccines to lawmakers and parliamentary …
The week in review
Legislative changes to employee rights, and pharmacists’ scope of practice captured the headlines in the week, before focus shifted to the impact of drug overdoses on Australians The week started …
Emergence of nitazenes highlights need for Take Home Naloxone
Pharmacies are being urged to stock naloxone to help combat opioid overdose risks Increasing cases of nitazenes being detected in Australia highlights the important role community pharmacies play in providing …
Longer lead time was needed for minimum stock requirements
Stakeholders believe the government should have given pharmaceutical companies an 18 to 24-month window to comply with minimum stock requirements Data from the Review of the Minimum Stockholding Requirements – …
MedAdvisor records inaugural profit
Medication management software provider, MedAdvisor’s ‘pathway to profitability’ is delivering with the firm announcing its first net profit after tax Realigned pharmacy fees and the expansion of pharmacists’ scope of …
Full-time employment above average in pharmacy
Pharmacists are more likely to work full-time hours and earn a higher hourly rate than the average Australian worker, government data reveals Close to three-quarters of Australia’s 38,000 pharmacists are …
No opposition from ACCC to Icon acquisitions
Competition watchdog paves way for hospital pharmacy group to set up radiation oncology clinics at two sites in Queensland Plans for Icon Group to establish new radiation oncology clinics are …