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Labor moves to ease backbenchers’ double dispensing concerns
Government ministers are moving to allay Labor backbenchers’ fears about the unintended consequences of 60-day dispensing Department of Health officials have fronted a Labor caucus briefing to address concerns government …
Kidney damage warning
The TGA has added a new warning about serious kidney damage to the prescribing information for all oral anticoagulants The Therapeutic Goods Administration has noted the rarity of anticoagulant-related nephropathy …
Telehealth ‘online tick-box prescribing…not good medical practice’; Medical Board
Consultation hijacked by hundreds of submissions from customers of two telehealth companies against changes Prescribing without a real-time patient-doctor consultation has been declared “not good medical practice”, according to just-published …
Pharmacies paying for government savings: Ruston
Community pharmacies will bear the cost of the government’s 60-day dispensing policy, Shadow Health Minister, Senator Anne Ruston, claims Labor should not be taking credit for delivering cost-of-living relief through …
World news wrapup: 1 June 2023
Scottish funding offer falls short; Kiwi GPs love GP pharmacists; Cardiff prescribing pharmacist suspended Scotland: Community Pharmacy Scotland, which represents 1,200 pharmacies across the country, has refused to accept the …
Pharmacists fill ‘critical gap’…but co-pay is still a problem
A new report shows that more than one in four Australians who are taking prescription medicines have had to go without…and many say their medicines aren’t affordable The Australian Healthcare …
Pharmacists welcome new WA premier, farewell McGowan
Pharmacists have congratulated Roger Cook on his election as Premier of Western Australia, and thanked outgoing Premier Mark McGowan Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s Western Australia President Lusi Sheehan said of …
Drastic policy will hurt our communities
Plans to boost access to affordable medicines will have the opposite effect Coalition Chief Whip warns Labor’s double dispensing policy will leave patients with limited access to pharmacy services and …
Board opens consultation on revised compounding guidelines
Stakeholders have until 24 July to share their views on the Pharmacy Board of Australia’s draft revised Guidelines on compounding of medicines The Pharmacy Board of Australia has opened a …
Government needs to get more than the headline right: Tink
Labor’s double dispensing policy may secure positive headlines, but independent MP, Kylea Tink, warns it will not be a win for everyone Teal, Tink, is calling on the government to …
Victorian scope pilot to start in October
Victoria’s health minister has announced the introduction of its promised legislation, to expand pharmacist scope of practice Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas has visited the HealthSmart Pharmacy in Parkville to …