‘Clipping the ticket’ comment sparks pharmacy fury
Community pharmacists seek apology from federal Minister for Finance over ‘clipping the ticket’ remark Senator Katy Gallagher is attracting the ire of community pharmacists after a speech in the Senate …
The top ten
What were the ten most clicked stories over the previous month? One topic has dominated the pharmacy news cycle like no other in recent weeks… and yes our top ten …
Looking into the Budget
Pharmacy has been delivered a massive blow with 60-day dispensing, however there were some minor wins in the federal budget. Marcus Evitt of Peak Strategies looks at the key points …
The week in review
It was a challenging week for Australia’s community pharmacy sector, as Treasurer, Jim Chalmers announced the federal Budget, while pleas for MBS provider numbers were also knocked back Efforts to win …
Leading from the front
Tom Simpson, SHPA’s recently elected president, talks about his career in both pharmacy and E-health When I attended Medicines Management 2022 in November last year, the newly elected President of …
Start date set for prescribing trial
Pharmacists in NSW are set will be given the green light to prescribe medications to women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) from Monday (15 May) Close to 100 …
How would pharmacists deal with nationalised health?
May 1943; WWII still raged but pharmacists were looking ahead to the end of hostilities – and discussing with trepidation a looming national social security system The bombing of Darwin …
‘There is no need to leave the profession.’
One pharmacy stakeholder is being inundated with commentary about 60-day dispensing from worried pharmacists – with some thinking about leaving the profession Dr Fei Sim, national president of the Pharmaceutical …
Pharmacy’s ‘date that will live in infamy’
The federal government revealed its plan for 60-day dispensing on 26 April, a watershed moment for community pharmacy. What does it mean? And how can we respond? On the 8th …
‘You’d be better off retraining as a bus or train driver’
A call for civil disobedience, worry about a ticking time bomb planted by the Government and a gloomy assessment of a better future in public transport… here’s what our readers …
In shortage: the impact on pharmacy
Researchers examine the effects of COVID-19-related stock shortages on community pharmacy practice… and warn 60-day dispensing could mean shortages to come This is the fifth in a series of articles …
30-day dispensing ‘doesn’t make sense’: Butler
Dispensing a medicine once a month for chronic diseases is no longer relevant, says Health Minister – but Shadow Minister says community pharmacies are being expected to pay for the …