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CAPS to set end of year agenda
Pharmacy advocacy group set to outline 8CPA expectations in protest webinar Representatives from the Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) will outline their advocacy plans for the remainder of 2023 …
Pharmacy stats: applications, 60-day uptake and copay cuts
Since double dispensing was announced, more pharmacies have applied for approval than have had approvals cancelled In last week’s Senate Estimates hearing on Community Affairs, Tasmanian Labor Senator Anne Urquhart …
‘Vexatious’ complaint against Higgins dropped
RACGP president handed AHPRA notification over private 60-day dispensing Facebook post Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) president, Dr Nicole Higgins claims a complaint lodged with regulators over …
60-day stoush heats up Estimates hearing
Opposition health spokesperson Anne Ruston has accused finance minister Katy Gallagher of refusing to confirm Government claims of half price medicines “Minister, I’m asking you…there’s been many statements made by …
Is 60-day dispensing really freeing GPs’ time?
Pharmacist concerns about 60-day-plus-zero scripts prompted the Department of Health to reach out to doctor groups, it has been revealed During Senate Estimates this week (Thursday, 26 October), shadow health …
Modelling based on ‘assumptions’: Shakespeare
Opposition health spokesperson Anne Ruston has grilled health representatives over 60-day dispensing’s impact modelling – and how many 60-day scripts have been written? At a Senate Estimates hearing on Thursday …
CAPS campaign taken off the streets
Plans to hold a rally against 60-day dispensing next week are being shelved, with organisers shifting to an online event Capacity issues are behind a decision to postpone the next …
Arthritis Australia chief the face of 60-day dispensing
Arthritis Australia boss, Jonathan Smithers, lauds the benefits of double dispensing in government promo Sydneysider, Smithers who has accessed medications through the government’s 60-day dispensing scheme said the measure would …
Eight weeks to secure 8CPA
Pharmacy advocacy group pledges to continue its fight against 60-day dispensing until a favourable deal is reached The next eight weeks are set to be crucial for the future of …
Now is not the time to be quiet
Government must double dispensing fees to ensure the ongoing viability of community pharmacies, critics of 60-day dispensing claim Pharmacists are being urged to remain vocal in their opposition to the …
Fund weight loss drugs on PBS: MP
Coalition MP calls for extension of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) listings of medications associated with weight loss to help tackle obesity Shadow Assistant Minister for Health, Aged Care and Indigenous …
Nationals call for prescription vaping rethink
Well-meaning laws making nicotine vaping products prescription-only are fueling the black market trade in vapes, a National Party MP claims Efforts to restrict access to vaping products will do little …