Political
Fuel crisis threatens sustainability of HMR program
Urgent action is needed to ensure patients retain access to medicines safety programs, as government ends fuel excise discount, one pharmacy body says With the government set to call time …
Guild demands ownership and licensing transparency
Pharmacists call on Victorian politicians to “unlock the full potential” of community pharmacy The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Victoria Branch has released its 2026 Victorian Election platform, A stronger pharmacy …
VAD legislation ‘was never intended to prevent legitimate clinical care’
As the Prime Minister puts forth his own views on Voluntary Assisted Dying, pharmacists have welcomed the reintroduction of legislation to allow telehealth involvement Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has welcomed …
‘Fragmented funding hurts vulnerable patients most’
Commenting on the Grattan report, one stakeholder says professional pharmacist services delivered beyond dispensing should progressively move within Australia’s mainstream Medicare funding architecture The Grattan Institute’s latest report, released earlier …
Prac payments ‘an investment in the future’: AdPha
Expansion of Commonwealth Prac Payments program is “a step towards a stronger health system”, AdPha says Moves to extend financial support to pharmacy students undertaking mandatory unpaid placements will remove …
PBS listings stalled: Medicines Australia
Australian patients are missing out on three-quarters of new drugs, according to Medicines Australia The organisation has released a new report, “Bitter Pill: How Australian patients are missing out on …
Pharmacist services – what Grattan said
The controversial Grattan Report has recommended changes to professional pharmacy services, including medicines reviews – and attacked the PSA’s role in the services agreement The report recommended replacing “arbitrary” caps …
Students earn Prac Payments access
NAPSA’s “tireless advocacy” secures access to the Commonwealth Prac Payment scheme for pharmacy students Pharmacy students will be able to access federal funding while undertaking mandatory unpaid placements from July …
Supermarket talk a ‘distraction’: Grattan
Why shouldn’t the general public be able to pick up “your scripts and sausages under the same roof,” asks Grattan in a follow-up to its controversial report Grattan Institute health …
Recommendations would ‘force the local chemist to turn off the lights’
Suggestions that the location rules be scrapped should be rejected to protect the health of rural Australians, say pharmacists The Remote and Isolated Pharmacist Association Australia (RIPAA) has called on …
Pharmacist prescribing ‘not simply a matter of convenience’
NSW’s successful scope of practice trials could pave the way for further expansion of pharmacists’ roles within the healthcare system, a doctor-turned-politician believes Authorising “appropriately trained pharmacists” to prescribe under …
‘Each one of us holds the ability to shape the future of pharmacy’
Pharmacists are being urged to step up and lead by their actions, as the profession evolves “The future of pharmacy is not simply defined by new medicines, new technologies, or …