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Include NIPVIP jabs in increase: Sim
Payments for providing some vaccination services are about to rise – but consistency across more jabs is needed The Pharmacy Programs Administrator has confirmed that the new fee for COVID-19 …
‘Every time there is a disaster…’
With yet another natural disaster unfolding in Australia, pharmacists query why continued dispensing arrangements expire after the immediate crisis is over From Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast, the latest flood …
TGA issues inhaler alert
No recall for Boehringer Ingelheim’s Spiriva Respimat Solution for Inhalation 2.5μg, despite issues with the product’s inhaler device Patients are being urged to continue using Boehringer Ingelheim’s Spiriva Respimat …
Silos, restrictions and inconsistency named as scope barriers
The first issue paper from the Unleashing the Potential of our Health Workforce Scope of Practice Review has highlighted existing barriers preventing pharmacists practising to their full and top of …
Efforts ‘shift the dial’ on the pain meds shortage
Steps are being made towards access to morphine oral solution – and an announcement may be on its way in the near future Mundpharma has written to advise of an …
Some Australians ‘missing out’ on pharmacist prescribing trial access
One industry group is urging the government to fund a common ailment scheme in community pharmacy In its pre-Budget 2023-34 submission, Consumer Healthcare Products Australia has recommended a common ailment …
Fighting the clause
Should you consent to an order under Clause 175 of the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation? lawyer Maurice Hannan investigates In the wake of section 150 proceedings, the Pharmacy Council …
Pharmacists need scope to manage medicines shortages: Guild
Legislative changes are needed to enable pharmacists to manage ongoing medicines supply shortages effectively, a Guild spokesperson says Governments around the globe are being urged to introduce measures to make …
MedAdvisor eyes benefits of expanded scope
New pharmacist-delivered services are set to generate new revenue streams for the ASX-listed MedTech firm Moves to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice will deliver a financial boost for medication management …
Medicines must be affordable: Butler
Health Minister stresses the need for Australians to be able to afford prescription medicines, as government marks 40 years of Medicare Tranches two and three of the government’s 60-day dispensing …
Pharmacist suspended after he ‘inherited an inadequate system’
A pharmacist had no experience with residential aged care facilities, and received no training in supplying them, when he suddenly had to manage a 450-patient-per-week DAA contract – with insufficient …
Docs call for top-up to GP pharmacist funding
The RACGP is calling on the federal government to offer more support for pharmacists in GP surgeries “It’s vital that practices are supported to grow and employ more nurses, nurse …