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AFT launches on Amazon
Deal with Sell Global moves Kiwi battler onto US and Australian Amazon sites Feisty New Zealand outfit AFT Pharmaceuticals has launched own-branded online stores on the US and Australian Amazon …
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 …
Palliative care groups sound alarm on drug drought
Concerns grow over discontinuation of “gold standard” pain relief brand Ordine from later this year A group of 18 palliative care organisations led by Palliative Care Australia is calling for …
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 …
No consultation, but lots of spin
Guild calls on Prime Minister to stop the cycle of spin and re-engaged with the community pharmacy sector In the absence of consultation with pharmacists over 60-day dispensing, Mark Butler …
‘Front-loaded’ 60-day first tranche contains 60% of pain
Government “hardballs” on double dispensing, says financial analyst The Federal Government has taken an “aggressive” stance with its double dispensing policy with 60% of total financial impact happening from September, …
No end in sight for medicines shortages
Ongoing medicines shortages are unlikely to end anytime soon, a Pharmacy Guild of Australia leader claims Patients will suffer because of shortages of vital medications across Australia, Andre Ngeow, the …
‘Pragmatic’ Guild leader takes COSBOA board seat
Pharmacy Guild of Australia WA branch president, Andrew Ngeow, will take the organisation’s seat on the board of the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) Ngeow’s appointment came after …
The pharmacy dilemma
Finding the balance between healthcare and business management remains a problem for pharmacy “Not all community pharmacists will be managers or want to be, creating a barrier to educating pharmacists …
MedAdvisor jobs go in ‘strategic review’
Company to reduce local staff by 20% on back of successful GuildLink acquisition Medication management company MedAdvisor will reduce its Australian workforce by one-fifth as a result of its acquisition …