Pharmacy Announcements
CAPS takes fight to LillyDirect
Pharmacy advocacy group aims to harness the profession’s “collective voice” to combat Eli Lilly’s direct-to-consumer platform “Affordability matters, but not at the cost of continuity of care,” is the tagline …
Pharmacy not fit to hold PBS approval: Department
False prescriber bag claims cost pharmacy its PBS approval number, as Department steps up compliance efforts The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing says a Victorian pharmacy has been stripped …
eNRMC implementation timeframe extended
Government gives residential aged care facilities an extra three months to adopt conformant electronic medication charts Residential aged care facilities will have until 31 March 2027 to transition to Electronic …
TGA takes action over social media peptide promotion
Australia’s medicines regulator is taking legal action against the co-founders of a company that allegedly “unlawfully advertised” peptides online Proceedings have been filed in the Federal Court of Australia against “preventative …
Covid vaccination conversation needs to change: Theophilos
Pharmacists are being urged to prepare for the Covid-19 vaccination program to transition to the National Immunisation Program (NIP) this week Pharmacy teams need to brace for change as the …
Chronic pain more than ‘growing pains’ for kids
Pharmacists urged to make pain count as one in five Australian children live with chronic pain A new national report estimates that 877,000 Australian children and young people live with …
Pharmacy issues apology over data breach
Services Australia estimates close to 109,000 patients may have been impacted in a ransomware attack on a pharmacy management group earlier this year Patients who provided personal information to a Sydney …
8CPA accreditation program update
Pharmacies accessing programs funded through the 8CPA will need to have secured accreditation under the new Quality and Safety Pharmacy Program (QSPP) by 1 July 2027 Pharmacy owners are being …
‘We need to speak up before these models become the norm’
Pharmacists are being urged to raise concerns over Eli Lilly’s new direct-to-consumer model with Guild leaders Eli Lilly’s decision to offer a direct-to-consumer service risks fragmenting care, pharmacists warn. Launching …
Scope offers solution to rising healthcare costs: Guild
Efforts to improve healthcare quality and affordability are set to drive government spending over the next 40 years, a report reveals Healthcare spending is set to account for 6.2% of …
Finding those with influence
This is your final chance to vote for the most influential people in pharmacy How does one define influence? According to the Macquarie Dictionary it is: “1. invisible or insensible …
Pharmacist numbers top 43,000
New data shows the number of pharmacists registered with the Pharmacy Board of Australia is continuing to grow Pharmacist numbers in Australia are continuing to rise, with new figures showing …