8CPA
Funding CSO ‘essential’: NPSA
Talks are continuing to secure new Pharmaceutical Wholesalers’ Agreement to future-proof the CSO More than four months after the government announced that funding for the distribution of medicines through Community …
‘A lot of countries can learn from our model’
Australia’s new pharmacy agreements provide model for others to follow, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) president, Paul Sinclair, tells our latest podcast AJP Podcast presenter Carlene McMaugh discusses the Eight Community Pharmacy …
No downside to 8CPA
“Winners never quit, and quitters never win,” Anthony Tassone tells our latest podcast that the Guild’s 8CPA negotiating team was relentless in its pursuit of a sustainable deal for the …
With 8CPA signed, pharmacies should invest now for growth
The eighth community pharmacy agreement (8CPA) promises a bright, stable future for the sector. Now is the time for Australia’s pharmacies to invest, innovate and unlock growth for the next …
Resilient profession gets its reward
Australia’s pharmacy sector is set to benefit from the extraordinary certainty over the course of the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA), a business advisor tells our latest podcast AJP Podcast …
The flightpath to ‘foolish flying’
With the 8CPA signed off, some in the industry believe the pressure is off, but is that the case? In September 1956, Thomas Fitzpatrick, a private pilot from New York …
Call to end DAA caps
Guild to push for changes to eligibility criteria for dose administration aids Patients should not be deprived access to dose administration aids (DAAs) due to caps on the numbers …
Guild leader seeks council seat
Outgoing Guild branch president plots self-funded bid for local council Fresh from negotiating the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA), Anthony Tassone is putting his hand up for a seat on …
The Week in Review
Changes to nicotine vaping legislation, the proposed Sigma/Chemist Warehouse merger and pharmacy’s role in encouraging at-risk individuals to access Take Home Naloxone, dominated the headlines this week After a late …
Labor is listening to pharmacy: McBride
Government working with pharmacy organisations to help pharmacists make “a real difference” Labor is working with pharmacists and pharmacy bodies to support the profession to “have a positive impact”, …
Guild launches 8CPA calculator
Pharmacies to get new tool to gain insights into changes to dispensary remuneration stemming from the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) Data analysis firm, NostraData, and the Pharmacy Guild of …
‘No more excuses’ for low pay: union
The 8CPA doesn’t address concerns about working conditions, says the employee pharmacists’ union Professional Pharmacists Australia says that the 8CPA was delivered by the Federal Labor Government to provide more …