‘Most or all pharmacies will get an increase on the 1 July.’
New 7CPA sees “modest increase” in dispensing remuneration as Guild locks in funding and volume-based adjustment mechanism with government The Commonwealth will be contributing $11.7 billion towards pharmacy remuneration for …
Looking inside the 7CPA
What is the total remuneration provided in the new Agreement? And how has the $1.2b of funding for community pharmacy programs actually been divvied up? Here are the numbers Remuneration …
‘The attack is ever present in my thoughts.’
Ahpra has accepted all recommendations from a review into the safety of notifiers, which was launched after a GP’s violent attack on a pharmacist that saw him jailed for attempted …
Coroner’s warning over methadone take-away doses
A young man’s doctors and pharmacists attempted to appropriately limit his access to addictive medications before he died, finds coroner A 31-year-old Hobart man who died in 2017 from mixed …
60-day dispensing, dollar discount ‘gone in the Agreement’
Guild reveals controversial 60-day dispensing proposal and optional $1 discount are not written into the newly announced 7CPA – though the latter continues indefinitely despite low uptake The Covid-19 pandemic …
Can pharmacy leadership reach 50/50 gender balance by 2030?
Gender inequity in leadership is prevalent in the Australian pharmacy profession – although this has lessened over time, according to a study Based on trends observed from 1998 to 2018, …
Canberra study on embedded pharmacists kicks off
A randomised controlled study looking at the impact of on-site pharmacists on quality use of medications in aged care is currently underway Following on from a pilot study which finished …
Proposal to increase pack sizes for general sale of ranitidine rejected
Pharmacist intervention for the drug is “critical”, says delegate, while further interim decisions were made to downschedule rizatriptan, modified release melatonin and topical adapalene An interim decision has been made …
Barriers and enablers to safe medication management
“The battle that we have as a credentialed pharmacist is the doctor is too terrified to stop medication, because if they have a heart attack or a stroke then they’re …
‘We can no longer vouch for the veracity of the primary data sources.’
Authors of a Lancet study on hydroxychloroquine treatment of COVID-19 have retracted their findings, as WHO announces it will resume its trial A study published in The Lancet has been …
‘Dear Australia…’
Pharmacy groups sign joint open letter to Australians urging them to catch up on missed healthcare More than 20 national organisations have signed a joint open letter urging Australians not …
Pharmacists warned over fake scripts
When faced with a recent deluge of fraudulent scripts for fentanyl and OxyContin, the majority of pharmacists did not comply with legislative and professionals responsibilities, says DHHS The Victorian Pharmacy …