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Minister in isolation
Health Minister Greg Hunt says he is not exempt and will undergo a 14 day quarantine period Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt will go into a 14-day period of isolation …
Dispensing program wins an extension
Pharmacy groups welcome three month extension for continued dispensing arrangements Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced a three month extension to the temporary Continued Dispensing (Emergency Measures). This will take …
Rising to the challenge
Federal politicians have thanked pharmacists for their pandemic efforts, but questions remain over protective preparedness The first new sittings of Federal Parliament have sent parliamentarians thank pharmacists and other front-line …
Advisers to government ‘cautiously hopeful’ of COVID-19 treatment
The Federal Health Minister has ‘struck a deal’ with suppliers to bring hydroxychloroquine into Australia to treat hospital patients infected with COVID-19 Speaking on A Current Affair this week, Federal …
‘We have heard your concerns.’
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has written an open letter to the entire community pharmacy sector Dear pharmacists and community pharmacy staff, Let me start by thanking you for your …
New legislation to better detect PBS fraud
A bill is being considered to give the government more powers to investigate PBS and MBS fraud, including claims for medicines that have not been supplied Health Minister Greg Hunt …
Health Minister under fire over PBS listings
Greg Hunt criticised in mainstream media over medicines that have not been subsidised – but he emphasises the government cannot compel sponsors to list medicines on PBS “Tens of thousands …
Extending the uncertainty
Two month scripts remain under “careful review” Minister tells media Extending prescription lengths for some medicines to two months remains “under careful review” by the Federal Government, Health Minister Greg …
PBS dispensing a ‘very effective’ public-private partnership?
Call for Federal, State and Territory governments to work together to promote pharmacists’ role, and ‘nurture’ the 5700-strong community pharmacy network The PBS is a strong system of universal access …
A brand new script
All systems will be set to go on full-scale e-prescribing by the end of 2019, Minister announces Australia’s national e-prescribing network should be operational by the end of 2019, Health …
A key speaker
Health Minister to open PSA’s national conference this Friday Federal Health Minister the Hon Greg Hunt MP will officially open the PSA19 conference in Sydney on Friday 26 July. PSA …
Hunt to headline Guild dinner
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Annual Parliamentary Dinner in September will feature a keynote speech by the Minister for Health Greg Hunt The Pharmacy Guild has confirmed that Minister Hunt …