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Pharmacists in tears, in ‘incredible distress’ – Senators tell of consultations
Greens Senator suggests bringing forward 8CPA negotiations to manage fallout from 60-day dispensing, saying the Party wants to avoid “unintended consequences” The controversial 60-day dispensing policy has now been registered …
Butler claims longer script lengths improve compliance
Nationals leader David Littleproud has demanded the Health Minister produce modelling around ‘pharmacies that he’s going to destroy’ Littleproud was ejected from the House of Representatives after repeatedly interrupting the …
Doctor and patient groups make 60-day dispensing plea
MPs and Senators are being urged to back legislation that will see maximum dispense quantities increase for 325 molecules Medical organisations, health, and patient advocacy groups are calling on federal …
Labor names new Doh Secretary pick
Former NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet Secretary is set to takeover Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care Outgoing Secretary of the Department of Health and Aged Care, Professor …
Pharmacy information will boost double dispensing modelling
Pharmacy groups are being invited to share data with the Department of Health and Aged Care to support new 60-day dispensing modelling The Department of Health is continuing to work …
Concerns grow over 60 day impacts
Parliamentary crossbenchers are increasingly wary of some of the unintended consequences of 60 day dispensing, a senior Guild official says as they fight for it to be addressed in an …
‘We did what we could under the limits of confidentiality’: Murphy
Consultation about the controversial 60-day dispensing Budget measure was “necessarily limited”, Department of Health boss says Confidentiality requirements restricted the Department of Health’s ability to consult more widely on the potential …
Gallagher wants pharmacists providing more health services
Minister reiterates desire to see pharmacists as health professionals rather than “retailers” Double dispensing will give community pharmacists the opportunity to provide a broader range of health services, Senator Katy …
Trust needs to be restored before 8CPA talks
Labor is unlikely to open talks on the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) without an apology from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia Concerns around an alleged breach of confidentiality by …
Guild refutes Covid vax data mining claims
Suggestions that the Pharmacy Guild of Australia is misusing patient data gathered through the Covid-19 vaccination campaign are incorrect, a spokesperson says Department of Health officials believe it is “likely” …
Guild underestimating 60-day dispensing impacts
Reductions in pharmacy opening hours and cutbacks in services may only be the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the impacts of double dispensing Senate Estimates hears Grim …
Pharmacists conflate medicines shortages: Murphy
New TGA data shows four of the 325 medicines slated for 60-day dispensing are in short supply Pharmacists’ claims that double dispensing will exacerbate medicines shortages are not accurate, Professor …