Butler considering 60-day dispensing
Increasing dispensing limits from 30 to 60 days’ supply of medication through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) is back on the agenda Ahead of the federal Budget in May, Mark …
Employers must bear costs of pharmacist prescribing
Employee pharmacists must not be left carrying the costs of training and indemnity insurance cover associated with the expansion of the profession’s scope of practice, Professionals Australia believes In …
Health providers top data breach notifications
Australian health services continue to report more notifiable data breaches than any other sector, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) reports Data from the six months to 31 December …
GP visits ‘a waste of time’ for repeat prescriptions
Patients who are stable on long-term medications feel “guilty” for taking up GP appointments to get prescriptions renewed, a survey reveals Healthcare consumers support pharmacists being authorised to provide repeat …
GPs shun APC invitation
GPs are set to comment from the sidelines rather than engage with the Australian Pharmacy Council on the development of accreditation standards for pharmacist prescribing Concerns about having to sign …
Fiasp de-listed from PBS
Diabetes patients are facing a significant increase in the cost of their medication following the government’s decision to remove Fiasp (insulin aspart injection) from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Senator …
Extending continued dispensing ‘the right thing to do’
Enabling community pharmacists to provide patients with full supplies of their regular medications without a prescription is “the right thing to do”, Jeremy Rockliff, Tasmania’s Premier believes Under expanded continued …
Pharmacist prescribing must be bulk billable
Securing government funding for pharmacist prescribing will be vital to ensuring the viability and accessibility of services, stakeholders believe Subsidising pharmacists prescribing services through Medicare could deliver saving for the …
Pharmacists not among nation’s most in-demand workers
New data from Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) shows the nation’s labour market is continuing to grow, with registered nurses topping the list of in-demand occupations Despite reports of workforce …
Continued dispensing expanded in Tasmania
Tasmanian pharmacists will be able to provide a broader range of medications to patients without a prescription through continued dispensing measures from 6 March Changes to state regulations will enable …
Government accepts all Halton Review recommendations
All eight recommendations from the Review of Covid-19 Vaccine and Treatment Purchasing and Procurement report have been accepted by the federal government The review, led by Jane Halton, a former …
Higher earners turn to pharmacy for flu jab
Australians’ annual incomes appear to influence where they opt to receive an influenza vaccine, a NAB report reveals Community pharmacies are the destination of choice for flu shots for 30% …