location rules
Pharmacy location rules in question
The King Review discussion paper is scrutinising location and ownership rules, and supermarket restrictions Currently there are 11 pharmacy location rules agreed to by the Department of Health and the …
Bank rethink story flawed: Guild
Pharmacy Guild executive director David Quilty has written to the editor of The Weekend Australian, following claims banks could change pharmacy lending behaviour as a result of the long-awaited King …
Review a chance for employee pharmacists to shape future
PPA President, Dr Geoff March welcomed the announcement of pharmacy remuneration and regulation review panellists as an opportunity for employee pharmacists to shape the future of pharmacy. “Last night, the …
Guild welcoming but wary on Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation Review
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says it will work constructively with the Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation Review Panel on the basis that they will take an objective and evidence-based approach …
Guild slams Harper review as Government responds to review
The Pharmacy Guild has again slammed the findings of the Competition Policy Review following the Government’s release of its response to the review. The Government will partly or wholly adopt …
Sussan Ley keen to see results of remuneration, location review
Health Minister Sussan Ley is keen to see the results of the review into pharmacy remuneration and location rules, she told delegates to the PSA15 conference today. “I am sure …
Location rules worthy of Soviet bloc: Leyonhjelm
Libertarian Senator David Leyonhjelm yesterday compared the pharmacy location rules to Communism, during Senate debates regarding the National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill. The Bill was passed unchanged. “The rules …
Senate pushed to pass National Health Amendment Bill: Guild
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia yesterday gave evidence to the Senate Economics Legislation committee inquiry into the National Health Amendment Bill, and said it wants a “timely” passage of the Bill through the …
Pharmacy has five years to prove itself: Jones
Over the five-year life of the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement community pharmacy will need to prove itself, says Paul Jones of Moodie’s Pharmacy in Bathurst, NSW. The pharmacy was named …
PSA welcomes signing of Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has welcomed the announcement today that the Australian Government and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia have signed the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement. National President of …
PPA keen on pharmacy location rules review
Professional Pharmacists Australia is disappointed that employee pharmacists and consumers have been “completely shut out” of 6CPA negotiations, but it looks forward to a review of pharmacy outlined in the …
Deregulate pharmacy in next 12 months: paper
The Efficiency in Health research paper from the Productivity Commission has recommended Australia deregulate pharmacy: reform to the ownership and location rules are inevitable and should be undertaken within the …