Albo spruiks PBS co-payment cut at Mackay pharmacy
Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, is continuing to flag the federal government’s efforts to ease cost-of-living pressures with its $12.50 cut to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) general co-payment. The PM …
Boxer wins appeal over CWH assault
Former boxing champ, Gairy St Clair, will not serve jail time for punching a security guard at a Chemist Warehouse (CWH) store in Sydney. The one-time International Boxing Federation Junior …
WA Wizard’s long-term 300 pharmacy plan
Funding partners for $50 million phase 1 eastward push likely to be named by end of March, says CEO Lyndon Dyson Western Australian retail pharmacy banner group Wizard Pharmacy expects …
The top ten
A discounter’s battle with a cosmetics giant, and a rise in pharmacy visa requests topped our readers holiday season viewing These were the ten most read stories on the AJP …
Employment status impacts severe asthma expenditure
Poorly controlled asthma is placing a substantial economic burden on Australia’s healthcare system, a study reveals. Research published in Plos One found that the employment status of patients with severe or …
Medicines update
Let’s take a look at the monthly update of new and altered medicine listings from MIMS Australia New Products Faricimab (Vabysmo) is a humanised bispecific immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) antibody that …
CWH extends Australian Open deal
Discount pharmacy group, Chemist Warehouse, is set to continue its partnership with the Australian Open. The three-year extension of the deal came ahead of the start of the 2023 Australia …
What’s happening in pharmacy?
We look at some of the latest news in upcoming events in pharmacy Full scope under the spotlight at APP As the pharmacy profession in Australia embraces pharmacists practicing at …
Shortages at recent low: TGA
Medicines shortages in Australia are “lower than in recent months or years”, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) reports. However, the regulator noted that “there are currently some very high-profile shortages, …
Unions want to charge non-members for pay deals
Employee pharmacists who are not members of a trade union could face levies to compensate the organisations for negotiating pay deals. With union membership at an all-time low of 12.5 …
Come Together
Where are we at with the ‘war on drugs’? Angelo Pricolo says the medical professions, and the community in general, need to pay heed to The Beatles to move forward …
Boyd departs COSBOA with Guild’s best wishes
Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) CEO, Alexi Boyd, will step down from the role on 25 January, after 18 months. Boyd tendered her resignation after criticism from …