No healthcare without health workers
Health students make plea for expansion of Commonwealth Prac Payments as politicians pledge billions in Medicare funding Multi-billion-dollar funding announcements to strengthen Medicare need to come with cost of living support …
Another rego record
Pharmacist registration numbers hit 40,000 for the first time New data from the Pharmacy Board of Australia shows there are exactly 40,000 pharmacists hold some form of registration. The latest …
OTC pill access ‘timely and necessary’
Expert backs national trial of pharmacist prescribing to improve access to oral contraceptives The federal government’s $100 million national trials authorising pharmacists to dispense oral contraceptives over-the-counter and to treat …
Pharmacist pill provision a cost saver: economist
Benefits of over-the-counter oral contraceptives outweigh risks, according to a health economist Over-the-counter provision of oral contraceptives will boos access to the medicine and deliver significant savings Associate Professor …
College acquisition ‘what members want’
PSA’s planned takeover of the Australasian College of Pharmacy took a step forward last night, but is “not a done deal”, Associate Professor Fei Sim says Plans for the Pharmaceutical …
Wholesale costs offset Priceline growth
Wesfarmers reports mixed results for healthcare division Higher than anticipated supply chain costs have offset growth in Wesfarmers Health portfolio, the company says. Announcing its results for the first …
Hurdle cleared in college takeover bid
PSA members back constitutional reforms to facilitate the acquisition of the Australasian College of Pharmacy Members of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia have “overwhelmingly” endorsed measures to support the organisation’s …
PharmX outperforms forecasts
Pharmacy ordering platform service PharmX reports “strong start” to 2025 financial year PharmX is reporting a 17% jump in revenue for the first half of FY2025 compared to the prior …
EBOS chief sets retirement date
Wholesaler names new chief executive, as incumbent announces retirement plan John Cullity the chief executive of EBOS Group will leave the company on 30 June 2025 after 16 years with …
Wholesaler reports $100m in new pharmacy revenue
New wholesale business, TWC growth and accelerated sales of GLP-1 medicines bolster EBOS revenues EBOS is reporting strong progress in its near-term growth strategies, with the company seeing $100 …
Shortages leave palliative patients in pain
“Patients are suffering unnecessarily”, because the medications that typically control their symptoms are either unavailable or prohibitively expensive, Palliative Care Australia says Palliative Care Australia is calling on the government …
Expanded scope – ‘what real reform looks like’
Pharmacist scope of practice trial is laying the foundations “for an even bigger expansion of pharmacy services”, politician says Moves to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice are improving access to …