continued dispensing
‘It’s going to get worse before it gets better’
Pharmacy Guild outlines practice scope expansion targets and calls for the reversal of emergency dispensing supply cuts, as it warns its members to prepare for more changes to come The …
No longer just statins, OCPs
More medicines added to permanent continued dispensing arrangements as temporary emergency measure ends Ongoing continued dispensing arrangements have been expanded to include additional medicines groups to the statins and oral …
Continued dispensing to be made permanent
Minister Hunt responds to multiple calls for the arrangements to be made permanent, after five extensions in two years Continued dispensing will be made permanent from 1 July, Minister for …
The week in review
Pharmacists came to the fore as heroes this week, getting medicines to their patients under trying circumstances As the east coast suffered severe flooding thanks to heavy rain and storms, …
Floods highlight need for permanent continued dispensing
Pharmacists are advising the public on how to continue accessing their medicines, despite the rain event punishing the east coast The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has issued a statement saying …
The week in review
COVID-19 vaccination continued to lead the news this week, though relationships between GPs and pharmacists also surfaced The Infinity Group‘s Manjinder Singh said there appeared to be a new round …
Let pharmacists solve supply
Call to empower pharmacists to help improve medicine supply through therapeutic substitutions and continued dispensing Supply issues raised by the international COVID-19 pandemic were top of the agenda at the …
The week in review
Pharmacists were at the centre of this week’s biggest news: the first COVID-19 vaccinations in Australia There was exciting news in the COVID-19 crisis this week, with the beginning of …
‘No patients should ever go without their medicine.’
The Guild has called on the Morrison Government to permanently implement continued dispensing The Guild’s Queensland branch said in a statement on Wednesday that it congratulated the Federal and State …
The week in review
This week saw pharmacists around the world celebrate World Pharmacists Day and be praised for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic Friday, 25 September was World Pharmacists Day, and members …
Make it permanent: COVID continued dispensing
One stakeholder has called for continued dispensing arrangements to be made permanent, not just for the next six months On Thursday night, Health Minister Greg Hunt made a number of …
Safe use of medicines investment
For World Pharmacists Day today, Australia’s pharmacists have received an investment in research into their medicines interventions and expertise, plus extended Home Medicines Delivery Service and Continued Dispensing emergency arrangements …