Million dollar boost to One Disease for indigenous life expectancy
Diseases such as scabies, which affects an estimated 70% of children in remote regions of the country may be eased thanks to MSD funding boost to One Disease—a non-for-profit organisation. …
Codeine crackdown could leave us all worse off
A crackdown on access to codeine combination analgesics could leave us all worse off, writes Dr Deon Schoombie. Millions of Australians use over-the-counter medicines on a regular basis for a …
Ley abandons strategic agreement, Medicines Australia disappointed
Medicines Australia says it is “extremely disappointed” with a last-minute decision by Health Minister Sussan Ley to abandon a Strategic Agreement, which it says casts a shadow over the future …
Guild welcomes self care report’s recommendations on enhanced role
The Pharmacy Guild has welcomed the launch of the final report of the Global Access Partners Taskforce on Self Care, which proposes an enhanced role for pharmacies in delivering primary …
Don’t cut Health Flexible Funds: health coalition
A coalition of 18 peak and non-government organisations from the health and community sectors is calling on the Australian Government to scrap plans to cut nearly $800 million from the …
6CPA, PBS amendment package passes Senate, welcomed by Guild
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has welcomed the passage of the National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill through the Senate today, allowing the implementation of the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement …
Don’t give pharmacists power over biosimilars: Australian Rheumatology Association
The Australian Rheumatology Association has expressed concerns about risks to patient safety it says could follow from measures on biosimilars going through the Senate today as part of the wider …
Pharmacy should be a health nexus: self-medication report
Community pharmacy could become a hub for wellbeing, with pharmacists encouraging responsible self-medication and reducing unnecessary GP visits, a new report says. Developed by the Global Access Partners Taskforce on …
Grattan Institute ‘misses the point’ on pricing: Medicines Australia
The Grattan Institute’s latest report misses the point on medicines pricing, says Medicines Australia. Enduring reforms to the PBS polices are achieving substantial savings for government and the Australian medicines …
Drug costs to patients too high and complex: Consumers Health Forum
The Grattan Institute report into pharmaceutical premium pricing policy highlights “unnecessarily high” costs to patients and taxpayers of a health system it describes as complex and labyrinthine, says the Consumers …
Integrate self care into health policy: report
ASMI has welcomed a new report that calls on governments to integrate self care into health policy, including greater investment in improving health literacy and preventative health. The report, Towards …
Exclusive breastfeeding stops by two months for half: study
University of Tasmania researchers who studied data from 22,000 mother and infant pairs have found that babies being fed exclusively breast milk is not common, and that half of the …