Business
No to concessional co-payment cut
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 …
Double dispensing prompts rural action
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 …
Government Aldifying pharmacy
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 …
GSK’s $1.5b payday
Brit pharmaco scores big with discount selloff of Haleon shares British pharmaceutical giant GSK has sold off 240 million shares in consumer health operation Haleon raising around GBP804 million (AUD$1.5 billion) …
AFT to pay first dividend as income soars 20%
Kiwi Maxigesic owner posts $NZD20m profit boosted by licensing income AFT Pharmaceuticals, the New Zealand-headquartered outfit best known for its Maxigesic ibuprofen/paracetamol combination, will pay its first dividend in its …
Ruston slams Labor’s 60-day dispensing policy
Plans to commence implementation of double dispensing from 1 September looks like policy “on the run”, Senator Anne Ruston says Labor’s reliance on an impact analysis that failed to meet …
Double dispensing a breach of trust: Twomey
Trust between the government and community pharmacy is broken, Professor Trent Twomey, Pharmacy Guild of Australia national president believes Labor’s decision to push ahead with its plans for 60-day dispensing …
Students drop out over double dispensing: Guild
Concerns over the potential impacts of 60-day dispensing are pushing students to leave courses, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Tasmanian branch president claims Pharmacy students are looking to transfer to …
TGA fines health practitioners over S4 imports
Regulator issues infringement notices to health practitioners for alleged unlawful importation of unregistered prescription medicines The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued fines totaling $13,320 to three separate health professionals …
‘We are playing with people’s lives’
Loyal staff members will see their hours cut, “at best” – as a result of the government’s double dispensing policy, a pharmacy owner warns Pharmacy owners will be forced to …
Wholesaler confident it can meet 60-day dispensing demands
Double dispensing will test Australia’s medicines supply chain, but Sigma Healthcare bosses believe they have the capacity to deliver for pharmacies Pharmaceutical wholesaler, Sigma Healthcare is well placed to deal …
ATO drops case against pharmacy outfit in administration
No explanation given about abrupt Federal Court dismissal of case over almost $2.8m in unpaid GST/super A Federal Court case launched by the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation to wind up …