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Spending more than the $114.1 million allocated to pharmacy-delivered National Immunisation Program (NIP) vaccines over the next four years would be a win for the Commonwealth  Speaking during a webinar …

The government is working with wholesalers to ensure medicines supply ahead of 60-day dispensing rollout  Increases in maximum dispensing quantities are not expected to fuel medicines shortages a Department of …

Bureaucrats refute suggestions pharmacies are dropping out of the national opioid dependence treatment (ODT) program  Community pharmacies are looking to join the national methadone Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) despite suggestions …

Group share price plummets $1.5bn as dividend halves amid a slow post-pandemic recovery Multinational private hospital operation Ramsay Healthcare was punished by shareholders with a 12.1% drop in its share …

Politicians are seeking meetings with local pharmacy owners to discuss 60-day dispensing before CAPS protest in Canberra  Community pharmacy owners are reporting that federal MPs are keen to talk to …

Share exchange offer leaves J & J with just 9.5% of new consumer health outfit Kenvue Shares of newly-minted consumer health care operation Kenvue shares rose 1.4% in pre-market trading …

But “there definitely will be an impact”; Wesfarmers Health boss Priceline’s strong front-of-store profile offers “opportunities” to take some of the edge off the drop in dispensing income as a …

Government urged to “heed the warnings of the Intergenerational Report” and utilise pharmacists to the top of their scope of practice  Australia needs to engage pharmacists to work to their …

Applications for new Section 90 pharmacy approvals up, despite 60-day dispensing concerns  Data from the Department of Health and Aged Care shows that the number of pharmacies approved to dispense …

Pharmacists asked to dig deep as Community and Pharmacy Support Group takes 60-day dispensing fight to Canberra  Organisers of the ‘Truth Campaign Rally’ are calling on pharmacists to “chip in …

Government urged to go back to the drawing board on double dispensing  Moves to implement 60-day dispensing are a “kick in the guts” for communities and pharmacies across the country, …

Government invites GP body to have say on funding for community pharmacy  The Department of Health and Aged Care is set to hold bilateral talks with the Royal Australian College …