community pharmacy
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 …
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 …
Pharmacists set to march on Sydney
Community pharmacy owners are planning a “walk for awareness” later this month to highlight the challenges 60-day dispensing will create Pharmacists are set to take their concerns about the proposed …
Global pharmacy workforce sustainability survey
Community pharmacists’ mental health to be focus of global survey The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Community Pharmacy Section (CPS) is partnering with the University of Newcastle to conduct its Workforce …
Government disingenuous on 60-day dispensing
Australia is losing focus on pharmacy’s value proposition in a race for lower cost, Senator Anne Ruston warns Disingenuous claims being made by the government are undermining the relationships patients …
Double dispensing safety net needed: Tyrrell
Government urged to compromise on 60-day dispensing roll out to protect the viability of community pharmacies Compromise will be critical to ensuring rural communities retain access to pharmacist-delivered health services …
World news wrapup: 27 July 2023
Pharmacists get the green light to prescribe; academic retains job after suspension over criticism of a political leader’s handling of Texas’s opioid crisis; UK committee slams government’s failure to meet …
Double dispensing prompts pharmacy merger
Rural pharmacy owner makes the difficult decision to merge stores to protect services ahead of 60-day dispensing Patients in the Queensland township of Monteville on the outskirts of the Sunshine …
Pharmacists back formal qualifications for assistants
More than half of community pharmacists believe dispensary assistants should undergo formal training to take on greater roles within pharmacy Pharmacy bodies are being urged to push for greater training …
Pharmacy needs retention plan
One-in-three employee pharmacists are considering leaving community pharmacy Australia’s community pharmacy sector needs to develop strategies to retain staff, with a third of employees reporting that they are considering …
Don’t give up on interns
Pharmacy owners are being urged to do their bit for the future of the profession by training interns, despite the financial challenges 60-day dispensing is expected to cause Pharmaceutical Society …
Collapse of confidence
Pharmacy owners forecast plunging profits and falling store valuations as a result of 60-day dispensing Confidence in the community pharmacy sector has slumped from a record high to an all-time …