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ALP preps for 60-day dispensing battle
Labor is set to mirror the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s advocacy efforts by creating a ‘rapid response team’ to counter attacks on government policy Labor is looking to match the …
$5000 to become face of 60-day dispensing
Pharmacy workers are being offered $5000 to participate in campaign promoting 60-day dispensing Pharmacists looking to earn a little cash on the side are being offered the chance to become the …
Mayor issues rural pharmacy rallying call
A regional mayor has pledged to personally take rural pharmacy owners’ concerns about 60-day dispensing to “senior government ministers”, in a bid to have the measure scrapped Alliance of Western …
Fresh faces join PSA committees
A record number of women will play leading roles in the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) over the next three years PSA members have backed a record number of female …
Labor needs to ‘stop and listen’: Sigma
Community pharmacists’ concerns over the detrimental impacts of double dispensing need to be addressed by government Federal politicians are being urged to “stop and listen” to issues pharmacists are raising …
Pharmacies likely to need more RUM bins
Plans to implement double dispensing are likely to result in increased medicines wastage, pharmacists warn Community pharmacies may need to double the number of Return Unwanted Medicines (RUM) bins they …
Minister says ‘no’ to 90-day dispensing – for now
Taxpayers could secure greater savings through 90-day dispensing, Health Minister says Plans to introduce 60-day dispensing will still leave Australia lagging behind other countries, Mark Butler, the Minister for Health …
$19 NIP vaccine administration fee for pharmacies
Community pharmacies will be funded to administer vaccines through the National Immunisation Program (NIP) from 1 January 2024 Eligible patients who elect to receive NIP vaccines through their local community …
Fence sitting not an option on 60-day dispensing: ex-PSA CEO
Employee pharmacists’ union, Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) is being urged to take a stance on double dispensing Former Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) CEO, Mark Kinsela, is urging the PPA …
RACGP focused on disrupting Guild
Securing wins in an interprofessional turf war appears to be a priority for the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Community pharmacists are starting to question their relationships with …
Aged care pharmacist slams script length ‘horse trade’
One leading aged care pharmacist has criticised Labor’s decision to fund a sector program through community pharmacies At the same time as he announced that 325 medicines would be available …
‘Misinformation’ scaring pharmacies: Butler
Health Minister Mark Butler has explained how double dispensing will be introduced, saying he’s not happy that pharmacists are worried, but that misinformation is fueling fears Butler has appeared on …