Political
Pharmacists should be supported: Ryan
Double dispensing advocate seeks safe scope expansion for pharmacists Doctor-turned-politician, Dr Monique Ryan, is urging the federal government appropriately support the community pharmacy sector to mitigate against the adverse impacts …
No to concessional co-payment cut
Pharmacists can offer cost-of-living relief to concession cardholders by opting to discount Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines by up to $1, Mark Butler says Concessional co-payment pain can be eased …
Double dispensing prompts rural action
Rural pharmacists are being urged to share “positive stories” to show that the sector is “indispensable to rural communities” as part of a new campaign The Rural Pharmacy Network Australia …
Government Aldifying pharmacy
Double dispensing will result in the “Aldification” of community pharmacy, a customer warns Plans to roll out 60-day dispensing will turn pharmacies into impersonal stores, where shoppers “shuffle in and …
Ruston slams Labor’s 60-day dispensing policy
Plans to commence implementation of double dispensing from 1 September looks like policy “on the run”, Senator Anne Ruston says Labor’s reliance on an impact analysis that failed to meet …
Double dispensing a breach of trust: Twomey
Trust between the government and community pharmacy is broken, Professor Trent Twomey, Pharmacy Guild of Australia national president believes Labor’s decision to push ahead with its plans for 60-day dispensing …
Kiwis drop NZD$5 script copay
July change will cost AUD$580.6m over four years, says NZ health minister The New Zealand government will remove its NZD$5 (AUD$4.69) copayment for prescription medicines, the country’s health minister Ayesha …
Double dispensing may not be as disastrous as portrayed
Impacts of 60-day dispensing may not be severe as owners forecast, Union leader says Community pharmacy staff are being urged to “remain calm” amid grim warnings about the sector’s future …
Students drop out over double dispensing: Guild
Concerns over the potential impacts of 60-day dispensing are pushing students to leave courses, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Tasmanian branch president claims Pharmacy students are looking to transfer to …
New health head for Qld
There’s more work on improving access to vaccines via pharmacy for Queensland’s new health minister, says one pharmacy stakeholder Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced a “refreshed” Cabinet which sees …
‘We are playing with people’s lives’
Loyal staff members will see their hours cut, “at best” – as a result of the government’s double dispensing policy, a pharmacy owner warns Pharmacy owners will be forced to …
Rural owners fume over 60-day dispensing impact analysis
Shortcomings in the impact analysis used to support the government’s introduction of double dispensing could see rural patients’ medicines costs rise Far from cutting out-of-pocket expenses, 60-day dispensing could result …