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Double dispensing decision leaves doctor “flabbergasted”  Labor’s plan to introduce 60-day dispensing will have significant unintended consequences, a former Assistant Health Minister warns.  Speaking in the House of Representatives on …

Chemist Warehouse and Apotex bosses all fare much better in new Fin Review wealth ranking The richest people in pharmacy have seen a sharp reversal of their fortunes upwards in …

Community pharmacists are being urged to “keep the pressure on the government” to limit the adverse impacts of 60-day dispensing  Government officials need to restart negotiations with community pharmacy leaders …

Access to cheaper medicines can be secured without the potential adverse effects of double dispensing if the government comes back to the table, according to the Pharmacy Guild of Australia  …

Lisa Nguyen talks about developing a pharmacy that specialises in the provision of medicinal cannabis    In this video I speak to Lisa Nguyen, pharmacist and founder of Astrid Health, …

Claims the Pharmacy Guild of Australia “walked away from discussions” about 60-day dispensing are inaccurate, a spokesperson says  Responding to comments made by Labor’s Dr Mike Freelander in the House …

Community pharmacies’ ability to participate in prescribing trials will be restricted by the federal government’s 60-day dispensing plan  Plans to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice will be hampered by the …

After nine years with one agency, pharmacy’s pinkest multi-million dollar account has been put out to tender The valuable and highly-prized Priceline media account has been put out to tender …

Double dispensing advocate seeks safe scope expansion for pharmacists  Doctor-turned-politician, Dr Monique Ryan, is urging the federal government appropriately support the community pharmacy sector to mitigate against the adverse impacts …

Pharmacists can offer cost-of-living relief to concession cardholders by opting to discount Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines by up to $1, Mark Butler says  Concessional co-payment pain can be eased …

Rural pharmacists are being urged to share “positive stories” to show that the sector is “indispensable to rural communities” as part of a new campaign  The Rural Pharmacy Network Australia …

Double dispensing will result in the “Aldification” of community pharmacy, a customer warns  Plans to roll out 60-day dispensing will turn pharmacies into impersonal stores, where shoppers “shuffle in and …