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Guild draws 60-day dispensing battlelines
Residents living in marginal federal seats are set to be bombarded with advertising highlighting the risks double dispensing poses to the viability of community pharmacies The Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
Rendr extends CWH delivery service capabilities
More Chemist Warehouse (CWH) stores will be able to provide pharmacy-to-door shopping as part of its partnership with delivery firm Rendr The deal will increase CWH’s same-day delivery capacity from …
Will 2022 mark the highpoint of confidence in pharmacy?
Prior to the federal government’s decision to implement 60-day dispensing confidence in community pharmacy was at a record high, the latest UTS Pharmacy Barometer reveals The annual survey by the …
Higgins misinformed on RPMA
Suggestions that rural pharmacies are set to get a $90,000 funding boost to counteract the impacts of 60-day dispensing are wide of the mark Royal Australian College of General Practitioners …
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 …
Rushed changes are breaking pharmacy
Pharmacists are running out of time and energy to fix problems with the new national methadone Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) system Clerical drama surrounding changes to opioid management programs, combined …