Political
Could 60-day dispensing herald cut to GPs’ fees?
Prescribers are being asked to consider the potential repercussions the government’s double-dispensing policy could have on their businesses Pharmacy advocacy group, the Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) will pose …
Gap in doctors’ knowledge of pharmacists’ skills ‘concerning’
Criticism of pharmacists’ capabilities by medical lobby groups show a lack of understanding of the profession, politician says Claims by medical groups that pharmacists lack the skills required to provide …
Pharmacists to join Butler at ‘Yes’ rally
Pharmacists are set to join Mark Butler, the Minister for Health and Aged Care, at the Health Workers for Yes rally in Adelaide tomorrow (10 October) Union group, Professionals Australia …
CAPS plans ‘Dear Doctor’ campaign
Pharmacy advocacy group plots anti-60-day dispensing letter writing campaign Prescribers across the country are set to receive letters highlighting the unintended consequences the government’s 60-day dispensing policy will have on …
Wesfarmers to face wrath of CAPS
API customers and Priceline Pharmacy franchisees are being urged to raise InstantScripts concerns with Wesfarmers Pharmacists are being urged to contact API and Priceline Pharmacy business development managers (BDMs) today …
Week in review
Pharmacists’ scope of practice and the International Pharmaceutical Federation’s (FIP) World Congress topped the agenda over the last seven days Phase two of the NSW pharmacy trial was launched on …
No default to 60-day scripts
Prescribing software provides doctors with options to prescribe eligible medications on a 30- or 60-day script, bureaucrats say Concerns that GPs’ prescribing software platforms automatically prompt doctors to issue 60-day …
Doctors push for end to pharmacy UTI treatment
Surge in hospital presentations for urinary tract infections (UTIs) prompts call for Queensland to scrap its pharmacist-initiated treatment program Data showing a significant increase in the number of patients presenting …
Benefits outweigh 60-day wastage fears
Department of Health officials play down pharmacists’ concerns that 60-day dispensing will fuel an increase in medicine wastage Medicines wastage as a result of the government’s decision to increase maximum …
Pollies back pharmacist UTI care
South Australian health minister, Chris Picton, is being urged to implement a pharmacist-initiated urinary tract infection (UTI) treatment program “as soon as practicable” Recommendations from the South Australian Parliament’s Select …
Pharmacies to boost access to the pill
Phase two of the NSW pharmacy prescribing trial is now underway, delivering improved access to the oral contraceptive pill Women aged 18 to 35 years who have had a prescription …
AHPRA an option for concerns about 60-day scripts
Pharmacists urged to discuss queries about the safety and suitability of 60-day prescriptions with the prescriber, before contacting AHPRA Pharmacists with concerns about a prescriber’s clinical practice regarding 60-day prescriptions …