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PBS implements emergency continued dispensing measure
Pharmacists get green light to provide PBS subsidised medicines to patients impacted by bushfires, under a temporary emergency measure A temporary Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) continued dispensing emergency measure is …
Full scope could curb bed block: Guild
Government urged to empower pharmacists to deliver broader range of services to keep patients out of public hospitals, a Guild leader says “Allowing community pharmacists to work at their full …
It’s the most wonderful time of the year….
Here are the dates you need to know for the AJP newsletters over the holiday season Another year is rapidly drawing to a close, and it’s been another big year …
Verrocchi-backed asset manager drops out of ASX 200
Firm behind Sigma/Chemist Warehouse merger falls off ASX 200, despite share splurge by one of the discounter’s co-founders HMC Capital will drop off the ASX 200 as part of the exchange’s quarterly rebalancing later this month, …
Close PBS claims for ACSS payments
Deadline looms for final ACSS bulk manual payment cycle claims Pharmacists are being urged to close Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) claims to ensure Additional Community Support Supply (ACSS) payments can be made. In …
Pharmacists laud ‘extraordinary advocate’
Pharmacy Guild of Australia welcomes PSA leadership transition and acknowledges Fei Sim’s outstanding contribution The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has congratulated the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) on the election …
FIP call to action as pharmacy evolves
Economic viability is key to pharmacy’s sustainability in all parts of the world, says FIP The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has launched a new Strategic Plan 2025-2030 which it plans …
‘Common-sense’ changes for Apple Isle
Tasmanian pharmacists will now be able help more women wanting to access hormonal contraception, travellers and those with scripts from interstate prescribers Tasmanian women can now access hormonal contraception directly …
SSSI issued for simvastatin
Shortage of Zimstat (simvastatin) 5 mg prompts Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, to issue SSSI Pharmacists are being authorised to dispense substitutable alternatives to Alphapharm’s Zimstat 5 mg tablet blister pack, following the announcement that the product is in shortage. The Therapeutic Goods Administration’s (TGA’s) Medicine Shortages …
‘Now is the right time for new leadership’
New president named to lead the PSA in 2026, as Sim steps down Canberra-based Professor Mark Naunton will take the reins as national president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia …
Former proprietor of ‘target for Rikodeine shoppers’ faces tribunal
A Sydney pharmacy was at one time the biggest purchaser of Rikodeine in the state… but its owner also faced complaints of “atrocious” record keeping and inappropriate dispensing The Civil …
Aged care residents less likely to receive specialist palliative care
Most Australians who experience predictable deaths do not access specialist palliative care until their last two weeks of life, new data shows The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has …