API distribution centre strike action intensifies
Intermittent stoppages now continuous over pay demands An initial four day strike by 190 workers at Australian Pharmaceutical Industries’ Dandenong distribution centre over pay increase and equal pay demands has …
Doctors praise government’s rural pharmacy boost
RACGP says remote communities rely heavily on community pharmacy The general practitioner’s peak body has heaped praise on the Federal Government’s decision to increase the indexed dispensing fee to 7% …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Advancing menopause care in Australia: barriers and opportunities Lack of clinician knowledge, poor access to services, negative attitudes, and lagging research …
Telling us what you think
Which of our stories have attracted the most reader feedback so far this year? Stories relating to 60-day dispensing and the search for affordable medicines have dominated the list of …
‘Pragmatic’ Guild leader takes COSBOA board seat
Pharmacy Guild of Australia WA branch president, Andrew Ngeow, will take the organisation’s seat on the board of the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) Ngeow’s appointment came after …
National Pharmacies EBA a template to follow
Employee pharmacists working for the National Pharmacies group are leading the way for others in the community pharmacy sector in securing improved pay and conditions, union leaders believe Union group, …
Mistaken conclusions about pharmacy report?
How many pharmacies may close due to 60-day dispensing? There seems to be confusion over the number outlined in a recent report Economist Henry Ergas, who authored a recent report …
New NAPSA leadership revealed
Student body announces its executive team for the next 12 months The National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA) has announced its new President and executive team for 2023/24. The new …
Extension to Covid medicine PBS listing
Government announces a new demographic cohort will have PBS access to an anti-COVID medication The Federal government has announced that, from 1 July, the eligibility criteria for PBS access to …
The top twenty
Was it about double dispensing? We take a look at the twenty most read stories during the first half of 2023 While stories about double dispensing have, unsurprisingly, dominated the …
Avoiding a common mistake
As we begin a new financial year, it’s time to correct a mistake made by many pharmacies, says Sarah Rendell of Peak Strategies I am fully aware that the pharmacy …
Progestogens in perimenopause: an evidence-informed approach
Advice and counselling from pharmacists may help women better understand perimenopause and allow them to adopt an evidence-informed approach to management. By Yee Mellor BPharm, MCncrSc, GPhC, MSHP is the …