DAAs
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 …
Budget provides 8CPA preview
Government announces $480 million package to improve access to medicines and cut out-of-pocket spending as part of Budget 2024 Pharmacists have been given insight into what to expect from the …
Budget outlines 8CPA with $480m for cheaper medicines
PBS co-payment freeze, $1 discount to be phased out, and cap on dose administration aids increased as part of tonight’s federal Budget Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has unveiled a $480.2 million …
Pharmacist suspended after he ‘inherited an inadequate system’
A pharmacist had no experience with residential aged care facilities, and received no training in supplying them, when he suddenly had to manage a 450-patient-per-week DAA contract – with insufficient …
‘Check the medicine’ instead of trusting pharmacists: patient call
Another woman is calling for two-pharmacist prescription checking, following her mother’s methotrexate overdose “I want to help people to understand why they should always check the medication and not just …
Warning over DAAs and registration status
Pharmacy Board issues warning to be vigilant when handing over dose administration aids, and advises employers not to rely on provided registration copies Case study lessons: dose administration aids and …
Labelling problems revealed by study
Incidence of incorrect labelling on dose administration aids a ‘common bugbear’ for hospital staff A recent Australian study has revealed a high prevalence of incidents relating to the labels on …
DAA funding needed for residential aged care: Stevens
Websterpak founder urges government to subsidise dose administration aids (DAAs) for aged care residents Implementing 60-day dispensing without extending funding for the provision of DAAs to patients in residential aged …
Butler slams Guild aged care ‘scare’ campaign
Guild says “almost every aged care resident” would face $800 annual fee for Webster packs Pharmacy Guild of Australia claims that “almost every single aged care resident in Australia could …
Pharmacy programs on the rise
Numbers of medication reviews, DAAs and staged supply services provided by pharmacists under the 7CPA have risen since the last agreement, new data reveals New data revealing the use of …
Clinical tips: Hepatitis C elimination
What impact can pharmacists have on the uptake of DAAs? asks Carlene McMaugh Hepatitis C is now in a unique category of conditions where we have a medication that can …
‘Community pharmacists may never actually meet the resident.’
Leading pharmacist joins call for colleagues to be integrated in residential aged care facilities – with community pharmacy too separated from the point of care Pharmacist researcher and PSA’s SA/NT …