Political
Guild wants pharmacy back on top
Guild aims to turn down price and pump up clinical services to restore pharmacists to top of Australia’s ‘trust charts’ Gradual cuts to the price of prescription medicines are a critical …
OTC vapes to be an ‘administrative nightmare’
Pharmacies that opt to supply nicotine vaping products OTC will, from 1 October, be required to submit paperwork for each sale, the Guild warns Legislation authorising pharmacies to dispense nicotine …
60-day dispensing falling short of goal
Fewer than one-in-seven eligible prescriptions are being dispensed under the controversial 60-day policy, data reveals Uptake of 60-day prescriptions is lagging behind the Department of Health and Aged Cares forecast …
Guild leader seeks council seat
Outgoing Guild branch president plots self-funded bid for local council Fresh from negotiating the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA), Anthony Tassone is putting his hand up for a seat on …
Vape sales ‘a decision for individual businesses’
Pharmacy owners will be able to choose whether or not to supply nicotine vaping products, Mark Butler the Minister for Health and Aged Care says Just like opioid replacement therapy …
Ozempic shortages to continue: Butler
Novo Nordisk “simply doesn’t have the factories” to meet growing demand for Ozempic, Health Minister says Shortages of Novo Nordisk’s diabetes medication, Ozempic (semaglutide) are likely to continue into 2025, …
Union raises pharmacist-only vape concerns
Government must support employee pharmacists if new vaping laws are to be successful Employee pharmacists fear they will face increased workloads and be exposed to aggressive and abusive patient behaviour, because …
Vape prohibition doomed to fail: ex-cop
Legislation restricting the supply of nicotine vaping products to pharmacies is likely to be repealed, the former head of the ABF’s tobacco strike force says The federal government’s move to …
RPMA payment matrix revealed
Inner regional pharmacies set to see biggest bump in RPMA funding Pharmacies in Modified Monash 3 – 7 locations will receive increased funding under the revised Regional Pharmacy Maintenance Allowance …
Inquiry backs expansion of GLP-1 RA eligibility
Government urged to make Glucagon-like Peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) available to more patients Steps to improve access to GLP-1 RAs for high-risk patients are among 23 recommendations in the …
Profession needs vape guidelines
TGA urged to review vapes and produce guidelines to allay pharmacists’ concerns about stocking products The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) needs to review the safety, efficacy and performance of vaping …
Health minister ‘marched out’ of pharmacy
Mark Butler says he was refused pseudoephedrine in a “rather humiliating” experience as he discusses pharmacy-shopping for vapes In a discussion of the amended vaping legislation on Thursday (27 June …