IR reforms will cost jobs employers warn
Employers’ groups are calling on the federal government to rethink proposed changes to industrial relations (IR) laws Planned changes to Australian workplace relations legislation will put the economy at risk, …
Collapse of confidence
Pharmacy owners forecast plunging profits and falling store valuations as a result of 60-day dispensing Confidence in the community pharmacy sector has slumped from a record high to an all-time …
Guild draws 60-day dispensing battlelines
Residents living in marginal federal seats are set to be bombarded with advertising highlighting the risks double dispensing poses to the viability of community pharmacies The Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
Fund pharmacists in ACCHOs: advisory body
Embedding pharmacists in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) delivers improved health outcomes and value for money, experts believe Funding to embed non-dispensing pharmacists in Aboriginal health services is set …
Rendr extends CWH delivery service capabilities
More Chemist Warehouse (CWH) stores will be able to provide pharmacy-to-door shopping as part of its partnership with delivery firm Rendr The deal will increase CWH’s same-day delivery capacity from …
Will 2022 mark the highpoint of confidence in pharmacy?
Prior to the federal government’s decision to implement 60-day dispensing confidence in community pharmacy was at a record high, the latest UTS Pharmacy Barometer reveals The annual survey by the …
Higgins misinformed on RPMA
Suggestions that rural pharmacies are set to get a $90,000 funding boost to counteract the impacts of 60-day dispensing are wide of the mark Royal Australian College of General Practitioners …
Stockholding relief for select brands
Medication sponsors secure relief from minimum stockholding requirements for close to 270 Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) listed brands Requirements for drug sponsors to hold four to six-month supplies of …
Regulator investigates Ozempic suicidal ideation link
Novo Nordisk’s diabetes medication, Ozempic (semaglutide) and weight-loss treatment Saxenda (liraglutide) are being investigated, following reports they may be associated with suicidal ideation The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is looking …
60-day dispensing to kill off rural resources
Rural towns with limited healthcare resources could be left without a pharmacy as a side effect of the Government’s double dispensing plan Patients in rural areas will bear the brunt …
Does the Department understand pharmacy?
Pharmacists should prepare for more confusion as Department of Health officials appear to have little insight into the profession’s role Issues surrounding the transition to the national methadone Pharmaceutical Benefits …
Not perfect, but new ODT guidelines ease script expiry fears
Revamped guidelines for the new national methadone Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) system remain flawed, but will better support patients, a pharmacist believes Pharmacists will be able to provide patients undergoing …