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Aspirin pricing reports misleading: Guild
News reports on aspirin pricing are misleading, says the Guild: some news reports of the ANAO audit of the Administration of the Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement have referred to the …
Adam Goss named DDS Strategic Business manager
Discount Drug Stores has appointed Adam Goss as National Manager for Strategic Business in preparation for the retirement of long-serving National Franchise Sales Manager Reginald Bright in August, this year. …
5CPA handling could’ve been better: audit
The national audit of the administration of the Fifth Community Pharmacy has found key areas for improvement: the clarity of the 5CPA and related public reporting; record-keeping; the application of …
Pharmacists key in navigating ATSI health maze
Pharmacists can have a key role in breaking down some of the many and complex barriers to quality, accessible health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, says a …
Constitutional recognition helps health
Constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is clearly linked to positive health outcomes, according to more than 100 of the nation’s health bodies, which have announced their …
IGR shows PBS sustainable: James
The fourth Intergenerational Report reaffirms the sustainability of the PBS, says Medicines Australia. Its CEO, Tim James, welcomed the release of the 2015 report, and says it acknowledges that growth …
Lifestyle disease cost to spiral: IGR
Lifestyle diseases are set to fuel spiralling cost rises in the health care system over the next 40 years – so Australia needs to reorient our approach towards preventing them, …
IGR report shows where pharmacists needed: PSA
The findings of the Fourth Intergenerational Report, released today, highlight a range of areas where pharmacists’ skills and knowledge can be more fully utilised in an integrated and collaborative health …
Ireland passes plain packaging legislation
Ireland has become the first country in Europe, and the second in the world, to pass legislation requiring plain packaging for cigarettes. This shows strong leadership, says the Cancer Council: …
Pharmacy at ‘tipping point’ says Xenophon
Pharmacy is at a tipping point, having taken an undue burden of heavy lifting from budget cuts – resulting in many pharmacies facing bankruptcy and staff layoffs, Senator Nick Xenophon …
GP copay scrapped, but no word on script copay rise
The $5 copayment to see a GP has been scrapped – but there’s no word yet on whether increased copayments on PBS scripts will stay. The Public Health Association of …
Kids at risk of fentanyl exposure: NPS
Infants and children are at a higher risk of accidental exposure to fentanyl patches, NPS MedicineWise has warned. Fentanyl prescribing in Australia has increased over the last decade, and so …
