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Pharmacists are “absolutely the right people” to support patients who are looking to quit nicotine through vaping, health minister says  Fresh funding is being given to the Pharmaceutical Society of …

Pharmacy organisation urged to “stand up” to “noisy opponents” of policies including 60-day dispensing  Australian patients are reaping the benefits of 60-day prescriptions, Mark Butler the Minister for Health and …

Knowledge gap highlights the need for a greater focus on menopause and perimenopause as part of health professionals’ training  Comprehensive training is needed to ensure health practitioners can better support …

Gaps remain in the provision of healthcare to First Nations Australians, the Productivity Commission finds The Productivity Commission’s (PC’s) latest ‘Closing the Gap’ update says more culturally-safe and convenient holistic …

State government gives “in-principle support” for amendments to allow medicinal cannabis users to drive  Legislation aimed at protecting patients using prescribed medicinal cannabis from losing their drivers licence if they …

Guild to push for changes to eligibility criteria for dose administration aids   Patients should not be deprived access to dose administration aids (DAAs) due to caps on the numbers …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …