Pharmacy or ‘phactory’
Is your pharmacy really about patients and their care or is it a script processing factory/‘phactory’ for them? While there is strong evidence of organised production during ancient and medieval …
The week in review
What a huge week it’s been in pharmacy: not just for the community sector, but for the whole profession, with two Agreements signed There was big news out of Canberra …
Fostering a healthy community: flu vaccines and advice
As established advocates and administrators of vaccination, pharmacists play a vital role in promoting and supporting flu vaccination uptake. By Leanne Philpott KEY POINTS: Influenza is an acute viral infection …
Pharmacies to get 60-day back pay
Pharmacies will be able to access the new additional payments for PBS subsidised medications dispensed since 1 April 2024 once legislation relating to the 8CPA is passed New funding announced …
Questions remain over 8CPA, say shadow health ministers
The Albanese government was “forced” into the 8CPA, say shadow health minister Anne Ruston and shadow assistant minister for regional health Dr Anne Webster The pair have issued a statement …
‘Sweeping changes’ made without consultation
It’s 1954, and the AJP takes issue with the way the new National Health Service Regulations have been implemented: without asking pharmacists “The Commonwealth Minister of Health has said more …
Retailers slam junior pay rate move
A move by unions could discourage employers from hiring pharmacy assistants under certain circumstances, Guild says The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association (SDA) has initiated legal action aimed at …
‘Particularly the chemist shop offence is serious’
A teenager, who was among a group which robbed a pharmacy armed with baseball bats and machetes, has now had his application to appeal against his sentence denied The Supreme …
ACCC concerned about Icon Group expansion plans
The competition watchdog has raised concerns about Icon Group’s plans to pick up leases at three Australian hospitals The major supplier of radiation oncology and hospital pharmacy services wants to …
Lung patients going without medicines
Lung experts are calling for a suite of changes including cheaper medicines and affordable allied health, as new data shows drug costs are a barrier to care A new survey …
Poll: Is the 8CPA a good deal for community pharmacy?
Pharmacies are set to share in the 8CPA’s $26.5 billion funding pool over the next five years, but is the deal enough to secure the viability of the sector? The …
‘Health should never be a political issue’: CAPS
CAPS gives 8CPA tacit welcome, but concerns about the impacts of 60-day dispensing remain Signing the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) is a “significant step by the government” to safeguard the …