Sigma forewarns lowered profits
Despite having entered formal negotiations with CWH/My Chemist Group, the healthcare provider has been affected by “challenging” industry conditions When Sigma first announced it was taking legal action against CWH …
GP banned from prescribing S8, S4D drugs
His overprescribing patterns affected 13 patients, many of whom were drug dependent or recovering from dependency According to a decision released this week, Dr Angelo Arreza was found to have …
Ramsay hits back over supply stoush
Group says Guild’s concerns it is not complying with pharmacy ownership laws are based on erroneous information Last year Ramsay Health Care, Australia’s largest private hospital group, announced it was …
Your top 10
What stories caught your eye in the past month 1. Compounding pharmacist to pay $73,000 in damages 2. Sigma drops Chemist Warehouse legal action 3. Workforce woes: Part 2 4. …
AMA castigates “peddling of alternative codeine models”
But the Guild has hit back saying it’s time to put common sense and patients before “tired old turf wars” The Australian Medical Association fully supports the TGA’s decision to …
World News Wrapup: 10 August 2017
US compounding pharmacist pleads guilty to $192 million healthcare fraud; Brazil to close pharmacy program for low-income population; robot pharmacists rolled out in Dubai Mississippi, US: A pharmacist in charge …
15 ideas for your pharmacy career
Community pharmacy or hospital pharmacy? That is the question… Or is it? These are actually just two options among an array of career pathways, with many pharmacists unaware of just …
Industry take-up of My Health Record
Six additional community pharmacy software vendors have agreed to connect up to the My Health Record system The Australian Digital Health Agency has entered into agreements with Dispense Works, Minfos, …
Victoria moves on real-time monitoring
The state government has rejected the federal EERCD system, this week introducing legislation to deliver its own real-time prescription monitoring system The Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Real-time Prescription …
Doctor group calls for pharmacy program funding
Pharmacy programs are about providing health services and should be funded under an MBS-style system separate to dispensing, says AMA Should pharmacy programs be funded separately from dispensing services? The …
Australian hospitals at a glance
Here are 10 key stats that reveal what our hospital system looks like and who uses its services The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has released its latest …
CWH: location rules “indefensible, nonsensical”
Chemist Warehouse has strongly argued against location rules and removal of the $1 co-payment discount in its interim report submission Group commercial manager Damien Gance has written a response to …