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Albanese delivers on election pledge
Legislation passes through the House of Representatives to cut the maximum PBS co-payment to $25 from 1 January 2026 Australian patients are set to save $200 million a year on …
Pharmacists ‘not paid for work they do not perform’
Public hospital pharmacy staff participating in industrial action will have up to 25% of their pay deducted, a government agency confirms Hospital pharmacists and technicians taking protected industrial action over …
NT pay offer falls short: union
Professional Pharmacists Australia warns NT government’s hospital pharmacy pay offer will not be enough to address staff shortages A proposed $1500 annual allowance for public hospital pharmacists and technicians, proposed …
CWH contract loss bites into EBOS’ revenue
The New Zealand-based wholesaler posted a drop in revenue and profit after its CWH supply contract ended, but says TWC and high value medicines have delivered for the business EBOS’ …
World news wrapup: 28 August 2025
NZ woman given six times her dose of fentanyl; young pharmacists save lives; pharmacists sue over abortion, gender transition drugs Dunedin, New Zealand: 1 News reports that a woman was …
SSSI for Presolol 100
Alphapharm has advised that Presolol 100 (labetalol hydrochloride 100 mg) tablets are in shortage The medication will be in shortage until 3 October, due to manufacturing issues, it says. The …
Pharmacy wholesale business delivers for ParagonCare
ParagonCare revenue up 8.3% in first full year after merging with pharmacy wholesaler CH2 and complementary medicine business, Oborne ParagonCare’s pharmacy wholesale business recorded total sales of $2.8 billion in …
‘No wrong door’: the modern consult room
The care around privacy in women’s health in pharmacy has been highlighted by the showcasing of an example consulting room to Parliament House National President Pharmacy Guild of Australia Professor …
Chemist Warehouse’s $10bn milestone
The first official look at combined Sigma and Chemist Warehouse earnings shows the retail giant has grown further, with greater expansion on the cards Wholesaler Sigma Healthcare has reported an …
Workforce shortages are putting patient care at risk: AdPha
Territory government urged to “set up to properly support hospital pharmacists and technicians”, amid workforce crisis Industrial action being taken by hospital pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the Northern Territory …
Compounder fined over alleged unlawful advertising
TGA issues infringement notices to two Victorian companies in relation to alleged contraventions of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 Elixir Compounding Pharmacy and Elixir Centre for Wellness have been issued …
Compliance crackdown
Nearly $7m in ineligible claims cancelled by Pharmacy Programs Administrator, and 46 providers suspended for “serious or repeated non-compliance” Close to 1,000 service providers have been investigated for non-compliance by …