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Government not in a position to list cannabis on PBS: Butler
Health minister acknowledges cost barriers for patients seeking medicinal cannabis, but says the government has no control over prices suppliers charge Patients prescribed medicinal cannabis are being urged to seek …
Restrictive ownership laws a risk for Sigma
Sigma Healthcare is flagging the potential for a state regulator to reject an application by a Chemist Warehouse franchisee as a risk to growth and profitability Potential delays to the …
‘There will need to be strong governance arrangements’
Doctors welcome the women’s health package, but criticise the pharmacy trials included As part of the $573.3 million women’s health package announced Sunday (9 February 2025), pharmacists will be able …
Equity required for proposed rural loadings
Calls for additional funding for rural pharmacies are being welcomed, but the proposed model needs refining, remote pharmacists say Funding proposals aimed at addressing challenges rural pharmacies face in delivering …
Pharmacist expertise informed new health move: stakeholders
The federal government’s new women’s health initiative will be a “game-changer” for women and girls, says one stakeholder Advanced Pharmacy Australia national president Tom Simpson has lauded the inclusion of …
Community pharmacists to write their first PBS scripts
National trials for pharmacy UTI and contraceptive pill services, new menopause and contraceptive treatments on the PBS, and more choice in contraceptives announced Pharmacy and other health stakeholder groups have …
The week in review
Pharmacist services and expansion of scope have been under the spotlight this week… from vaccination, to vaping, to PMPP, to loneliness The Northern Territory kicked off the week in wider …
Playing a leading role
With pharmacist vaccinations continuing to expand, we review the space, and see how others have safely rolled out vax programs in their pharmacies It’s safe to say the pharmacist workforce …
‘We’ve seen that wages have definitely dropped’
With a “drastic” change in competition, pay rates have dropped for locums, one expert says – and many employers cap or don’t pay travel costs Co-founder of Locumate Kavita Nadan …
Retail boost for Independent Pharmacies Australia stores
Strategic refresh delivers “significant” growth for independent pharmacy group Data from analtyics firm Circana’s Pharmacy Market Report shows Independent Pharmacies Australia (IPA) experienced a jump in retail sales over the past …
‘South Australia is the envy of our pharmacist vaccinator colleagues’
South Australia is leading the country when it comes to pharmacist-provided vaccination services, says one leading member of the profession The Malinauskas Labor government has introduced new regulations allowing South …
Scope expansion will benefit patients: Guild
Expansion of paramedics’ scope of practice an “important step towards improving access to healthcare”, Guild leader says Legislation authorising Victorian paramedics to assess, diagnose and treat patients is being welcomed …