cost of living
Costs putting conference attendance out of reach
Pharmacy may be one of the healthcare system’s most accessible points, but rising costs are making the profession’s conferences inaccessible for many Registration fees and rising travel and accommodation costs …
Co-payment cuts trump 60-day savings: Guild
Efforts to curb patient spending on medicines are generating savings the government says, but some measures are having a greater impact than others, a Guild leader believes Cuts to the …
60-day overdose risk ‘simply wasn’t real:’ Butler
The third tranche of medicines available as 60-day scripts is now in play, as health minister dismisses concerns as “baseless scare campaign” Health minister Mark Butler has announced the third …
Poll: Are pharmacy conferences becoming too expensive to attend?
Conferences provide an opportunity for pharmacists to connect with their peers, but with cost-of-living pressures mounting are they becoming too expensive to attend? Pharmacy events offer pharmacists a chance to …
‘We tried to tell them’
Data from a CBA report suggests patients are feeling the forecast impacts of 60-day dispensing, pharmacists claim Pharmacists are questioning why anyone would be surprised by the findings of the …
60-day savings will grow: MP
Labor MP lauds cost-of-living relief from government’s double dispensing policy Savings stemming from Labor’s cut to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) general co-payment and 60-day dispensing “will grow”, backbencher …
Only pharmacists opposed to double dispensing: MP
Opposition to 60-day dispensing appears to be restricted to pharmacists, Labor MP claims Excluding emails from pharmacists Labor backbencher, Graham Perrett, says there is “zero” opposition to the government’s 60-day …
‘Heartbreaking’ decisions see pharmacist make co-pay call
A pharmacist has called for the co-payment on PBS items to be scrapped for all concession or pension card holders “I’ve been a pharmacist for more than 20 years, and …
Pharmacists cutting back on own medicines
Pharmacists are working more and spending less in order to try and make ends meet, our poll reveals The cost of living crisis continues to hit Australians hard, whether it’s …
Hospital walkout over parking fee hike
Pharmacists were among an estimated 300 hospital workers who staged a walkout to protest against an “extortionate” increase in parking fees On Wednesday, 17 January, around 300 workers at Sydney’s …
Patient costs going in wrong direction: Guild
Guild calls for indexed increases to PBS co-payments to be dropped to ease cost of living pressures Annual increases to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) general and concessional co-payments are …
Poll: The cost of living crisis and you
The cost of living gauge has now become extreme, says a new “pressure reading” – but how is it impacting pharmacists? Tell us in our poll below There’s no doubt …