Mark Butler
‘Might be a way to make this mess work’: vapes
We’ve received a deluge of comments from our readers on the controversial S3 vape legislation. Here’s a selection of reader comments From 1 July, pharmacies are the only retailers authorised …
Labor steps up fight against illicit vapes
Government appoints Australian Border Force Assistant Commissioner to tackle black market nicotine products Australian Border Force Assistant Commissioner, Erin Dale has been appointed as the inaugural Illicit Tobacco and E-cigarette …
GP appointed as rural health commissioner
Professor Jenny May AM has been named as the incoming National Rural Health Commissioner Rural GP, May will assume the position on 2 September 2024 for an initial 20-month term, …
Government acts on compounding concerns
Compounding exemptions for diabetes medications, Ozempic and Mounjaro, will be removed from 1 October, minister reveals Compounding pharmacies will be barred from producing replicas of Ozempic (semaglutide) and Mounjaro (tirazapetide) …
Strategic alliance urges MPs to pass vaping reforms
Pharmacy and medical organisations are allying with the federal government in war on vaping Health professional bodies are calling on all federal politicians to back legislation banning the sale, supply, …
TGA seizes 500k illegally imported vapes
Authorities detain vapes worth more than $15 million in largest bust ever The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and Victoria Police have seized almost 500,000 allegedly illegally imported vapes, as part …
This government is not for wilting: Butler
Labor focused on getting “an outcome that is good for community pharmacy and also good for patients” from 8CPA The federal government will not “wilt” in its efforts to secure …
Labor has responsibility to deliver 8CPA: CAPS
“Ripped up” 7CPA must be replaced, pharmacy advocacy group says Health Minister, Mark Butler, may shun the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s annual conference this week, the Community and Pharmacy Support …
Fight for pharmacy continues: CAPS
Pharmacists are being urged to continue to exert pressure on their MPs and senators to secure the 8CPA as soon as possible The Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) wants …
8CPA negotiations still happening: Butler
Talks to secure an 8CPA are ongoing as the planning 1 March implementation date approaches Representatives from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Government are continuing to negotiate the …
Progress being made but no 8CPA yet: Guild
Guild aiming to resolve “remaining issues of contention” in “good faith” as 8CPA deadline looms Progress is being made to deliver the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA), but more urgency …
Government’s listening to patients on ODT: Butler
Minister says government is committed to ensuring affordable access to ODT Transitional arrangements for patients undergoing opioid dependence treatment (ODT) with private providers will remain in place until 30 June …