The controversial dollar discount has not worked as the Government intended, Opposition health spokesperson Chris Bowen has said Addressing the Pharmacy Guild’s Parliamentary Dinner on Tuesday night, Mr Bowen tackled …

Call for Federal, State and Territory governments to work together to promote pharmacists’ role, and ‘nurture’ the 5700-strong community pharmacy network The PBS is a strong system of universal access …

The location rules won’t be relaxed, and there’ll be a guarantee on risk share, the Health Minister has told pharmacists Speaking at the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Parliamentary Dinner in …

Two businesses have paid fines of more than $27,800 after the TGA stepped in about their advertising The TGA has advised that PharmaCare has paid penalties of $12,600 after the …

Following the release of new data on paracetamol overdose-related hospitalisations, we’d like to know what you think about access to the medicine Research published in the Medical Journal of Australia …

Nominations are now open for the MIMS/Guild Intern of the Year Award, 2019 The winning intern will receive a travel and educational scholarship to the value of $4,500 courtesy of …

One industry body has called on the authors of a recent study to provide details of contaminated CAMs to the TGA Last week, researchers from Murdoch University and Curtin University …

Eliminating paper-based messaging in healthcare is now a step closer, says the Australian Digital Health Agency Following a successful trial in 2018, the Agency has now confirmed that it is …

NSW minister highlights pharmacist role but says supportive regulations need to be made, while panellist points out lack of remuneration “I am one of the biggest fans of pharmacists,” said …

Doc group argues for GP-owned dispensing pharmacists, but Guild says it’s a “tit-for-tat” reaction to “battery hen” medicine—while PSA maintains separation of prescribing and dispensing is “paramount” The Australian Medical …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Understanding reliever overuse in patients purchasing over-the-counter short-acting beta2 agonists An Australian community pharmacy-based survey highlights the overuse of asthma reliever …

The AMA and other health stakeholders have reiterated their opposition to drug testing for welfare recipients, saying that the move could make it harder to get a job AMA Federal …