Posts in tag

60-day dispensing


Former health minister calls for double dispensing decision to be “reversed”  Pharmacists are being urged to get ready for a “very long fight” to force the government to roll back …

Efforts to cut medicines costs should not come at the expense of community pharmacies, a new pharmacy owner says  Moves to implement 60-day dispensing under the government’s current model will …

Despite “sharp decline” in optimism industry can “adapt to…changing landscape” from 60-day dispensing The disruption of 60-day dispensing will prompt many pharmacies to speed up plans to increase more diversified …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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, …

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 …