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Ministers set to front pharmacy conference
Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler, will deliver the opening address at PSA23 later this month The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has confirmed that Butler will …
Rushed changes are breaking pharmacy
Pharmacists are running out of time and energy to fix problems with the new national methadone Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) system Clerical drama surrounding changes to opioid management programs, combined …
60-day dispensing guide goes ‘live’
Ten page “communication kit” for pharmacists covers FAQs while repeating many government talking points The Department of Health and Aged Care has launched a so-called “communication kit” targeting pharmacists ahead …
Pharmacy’s thought leaders
Threatening customers, 60 day dispensing, aged care pharmacy, vending machines and more: the top ten columns so far in 2023 These are our ten most read columns for the first …
Pharmacist jailed over PBS fraud
A refugee who achieved her dream of becoming a pharmacist will serve six months behind bars after pleading guilty to defrauding the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) of $4.1m Over the …
Butler announces 7% dispensing fee increase
CPI-tied dispense fee rise to kick in, while rural pharmacies will have location allowance doubled Dispensing fees will increase 7% and from July 1, Health Minister Mark Butler has announced, …
API distribution centre strike action intensifies
Intermittent stoppages now continuous over pay demands An initial four day strike by 190 workers at Australian Pharmaceutical Industries’ Dandenong distribution centre over pay increase and equal pay demands has …
Doctors praise government’s rural pharmacy boost
RACGP says remote communities rely heavily on community pharmacy The general practitioner’s peak body has heaped praise on the Federal Government’s decision to increase the indexed dispensing fee to 7% …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Advancing menopause care in Australia: barriers and opportunities Lack of clinician knowledge, poor access to services, negative attitudes, and lagging research …
Telling us what you think
Which of our stories have attracted the most reader feedback so far this year? Stories relating to 60-day dispensing and the search for affordable medicines have dominated the list of …
‘Pragmatic’ Guild leader takes COSBOA board seat
Pharmacy Guild of Australia WA branch president, Andrew Ngeow, will take the organisation’s seat on the board of the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) Ngeow’s appointment came after …
National Pharmacies EBA a template to follow
Employee pharmacists working for the National Pharmacies group are leading the way for others in the community pharmacy sector in securing improved pay and conditions, union leaders believe Union group, …