60-day dispensing
Pharmacists plan Canberra demonstration
Community pharmacists from across Australia will march on Parliament House next month as the profession continues its campaign against 60-day dispensing Thousands of pharmacists, pharmacy students, and patients will descend …
Flawed policy will hurt patients
Health Minister is ignoring reports showing the adverse impacts 60-day dispensing will have on patients, Guild leader claims Evidence shows patients will be hit with increased cost as a result …
Labor lauded for holding firm on 60-day dispensing
National newspaper urges government to reconsider pharmacy ownership rules, as Guild leader warns double dispensing forecasts may be optimistic The government is being urged to call out “the hypocrisy of …
Transitional funding to exclude small rural pharmacies
Pharmacies in some of the most remote parts of Australia will miss out on the government’s 60-day dispensing Regional Pharmacy Transition Allowance (RPTA) Close to 300 community pharmacies in Modified …
Pharmacists to take to the streets
More than 150 pharmacists, interns, students, and patients are set to raise concerns about the government’s 60-day dispensing policy at a rally this week Pharmacists are set to take to …
New pharmacy applications surge
Grim warnings that 60-day dispensing is delivering a massive hit to business confidence appear misplaced, Minister claims Applications for new pharmacies have increased dramatically since the government announced plans to …
Minister determined to see pharmacy ‘thrive’
Some pharmacies will take a hit to their bottom line because of 60-day dispensing, but the government is committed to seeing the profession thrive, a Minister says Pharmacist-turned-politician, Emma McBride, …
Taxpayers not pharmacies should fund 60-day dispensing
Community pharmacies should not be left to carry the costs of delivering cheaper medicines to Australians, opposition leader says Taxpayers should bear the costs of the government’s 60-day dispensing policy, …
Government defeats 60-day disallowance motion
Labor Senator moves Coalition’s motion to disallow 60-day dispensing, then votes against Efforts to delay the implementation of double dispensing have been defeated in the Senate, after a bizarre series …
Coalition leave disallowance motion an orphan
Efforts to stall the implementation of 60-day dispensing are being dubbed a farce by the Prime Minister Moves to disallow the legislative instrument required to enable double dispensing are being …
Pause 60-day dispensing to secure 8CPA
Coalition Senators are urging the government to pause the roll-out 60-day dispensing as part of a new Community Pharmacy Agreement Prime Minister Anthony Albanese should delay plans to implement double …
Mixed views on Coalition’s 60-day dispensing stance
Medical bodies and patient advocacy groups are taking different views on the Coalition’s commitment to ensure medicines are accessible and affordable Better Access Australia is backing the Coalition’s call for …