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GPs seek to protect pharmacists from prescribing risks
Authorising pharmacists to prescribe will expose employee pharmacists to “significant risks”, while delivering “poor patient health outcomes”, GPs warn In a statement responding to workforce capacity concerns raised by Professional …
Productivity Commission backs supermarket pharmacies
Pharmacy’s location and ownership rules designed to boost accessibility may be falling short of their original purpose, the Productivity Commission believes Australian governments are being urged to review the current …
Scope to expand regardless of election result
Pharmacists in NSW will see their scope of practice expand no matter who wins this month’s state election Letters from the leaders of the state’s two major parties to the …
Continued dispensing of limited use on non-PBS items
Only those who can afford to pay will benefit from Tasmania’s new continued dispensing measures, rural pharmacists warn The program, which allows community pharmacists to provide patients with full supplies …
One Nation Bill sets pathway for cannabis PBS listing
Legislation put before the Senate this week could pave the way for medicinal cannabis products to be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Under the proposed Improving Access to …
Butler considering 60-day dispensing
Increasing dispensing limits from 30 to 60 days’ supply of medication through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) is back on the agenda Ahead of the federal Budget in May, Mark …
Fiasp de-listed from PBS
Diabetes patients are facing a significant increase in the cost of their medication following the government’s decision to remove Fiasp (insulin aspart injection) from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Senator …
Extending continued dispensing ‘the right thing to do’
Enabling community pharmacists to provide patients with full supplies of their regular medications without a prescription is “the right thing to do”, Jeremy Rockliff, Tasmania’s Premier believes Under expanded continued …
Owners from CWH signed MBS petition: Singh
Pharmacy owners from Chemist Warehouse are among the 2020 individuals who signed a petition calling for greater recognition of pharmacists Melbourne-based pharmacy advocate, Pardeep Singh, says he received support from unlikely …
NSW prescribing pilot a ‘breakthrough’ for women
Rural women will benefit from improved access to healthcare through the NSW pharmacy prescribing trial, a senior lecturer at the University of New England (UNE) believes With a growing shortage …
MBS access call gets backing of 2020
More than 2000 people have backed a petition calling for pharmacists to be given access to Medicare provider numbers Melbourne-based pharmacist, Pardeep Singh’s petition called on politicians to “recognise pharmacists …
Guild backs immigration rethink
Plans to shift Australia’s visa system’s focus from temporary workers to permanent migration are being welcomed by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia Speaking at the Australian Financial Review’s Workforce Summit …