Political
NT passes VAD legislation
Nearly 30 years after it was banned by the federal government, the Northern Territory has passed voluntary assisted dying legislation The Territory first legalised voluntary assisted dying in 1995, becoming …
Ownership loophole closed
Amended legislation has closed loopholes which could have allowed supermarket giants to offer pharmacy services online Queensland minister for health Tim Nicholls has detailed how amendments to the Pharmacy Business …
PBS co-payment freeze ‘disinflationary’: Guild
Freezing the PBS co-payment is the next step for the government in delivering cost-of-living relief, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia says The federal government is being urged to delay the …
RACGP names president-elect
Critic of pharmacist prescribing endorsement wins race to lead RACGP Western Australian GP, Dr Ramya Raman, will take the helm at the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) in …
MBS funding model limits use of pharmacists, says stakeholder
One major aged care provider argues for a five-year plan to reform preventive health, with a focus on multidisciplinary care Bupa Australia – which includes Bupa Health Insurance, Bupa Health …
Lock in savings with $25 scripts: Guild
Guild takes campaign to freeze the PBS general co-payment to Canberra Federal politicians are being urged to put plans to restore annual indexed increases to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) …
Crime crackdown welcomed
Increasing rates of retail crime and antisocial behaviour have been hitting the pharmacy sector hard, one stakeholder says Victoria’s Carroll government has announced that it is widening its Operation Pulse …
Docs claim ‘diagnostic harm’ risk
Domestic violence victims could be placed at risk and cancers could go undiagnosed if pharmacist prescribing is allowed to continue, claim GPs The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) …
PBS needs urgent reform: GBMA
Government’s existing medicines policy is leaving Australia and patients vulnerable to shortages, industry group warns Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) “is in need for practical reforms”, the Generic and Biosimilar …
Funding call for embedding pharmacists in ACCHOs
Expert questions lack of action on recommendation to fund embedding non-dispensing pharmacists in Aboriginal primary care services Embedding pharmacists into Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) will deliver benefits to …
Pharmacy welcomes Stitt appointment
Change in Victorian leadership comes at a “pivotal time” for the state’s health system, the Guild says Victoria’s new health minister, Ingrid Stitt is being urged to protect pharmacy ownership rules …
Minister ‘worried’ by US pricing policy
Government concerned about the implications Trump’s ‘most favoured nation’ policy could have for medicines access in Australia Pharmacists are being urged to engage in discussions about access to affordable medicines, …