Mark Butler
GP grants no cure all: Guild
New grants to “boost general practice infrastructure in Australia” will do little to rectify the current challenges in primary care, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia warns Under the $220 million …
Pharmacy lauds departing DoH Secretary
Pharmacy bodies pay tribute to retiring Secretary of the Department of Health and Aged Care Australia’s former Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Professor Brendan Murphy, is set to retire as Secretary of …
Guild seeks further PBS co-pay cut
Politicians are being told to “put their money where their mouth is” and slash the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme general co-payment by $11 Claims that healthcare is a priority for Australia’s …
We can’t just switch off 7CPA programs – Butler
May’s federal Budget will provide answers to several questions relating to the pharmacy sector, Mark Butler, the Minister for Health and Aged Care says Speaking during a doorstop interview at …
Guild pleads for 7CPA funding boost
Pharmacy Guild of Australia leaders are in Canberra for the final parliamentary sitting week ahead of the federal Budget amid a Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement funding crisis With a funding …
Script signature requirements will not return
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) signature requirements will not return, Mark Butler, the federal Minister for Health and Aged Care says Special arrangements authorising pharmacists to sign Prescription Refund Forms on …
Double dispensing will cost jobs
Calls for the introduction of 60-day dispensing “would be a disaster for community pharmacy”, readers of the AJP warn With double dispensing back on the government’s agenda in the lead-up …
Butler considering 60-day dispensing
Increasing dispensing limits from 30 to 60 days’ supply of medication through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) is back on the agenda Ahead of the federal Budget in May, Mark …
PBS co-payment cut delivering savings: Butler
Patients have saved more than $18 million on Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) listed medicines since the general co-payment was cut from $42.50 to $30 on 1 January Federal Minister for …
Ozempic shortages behind diabetes patients’ funeral fundraiser
Ongoing global shortages of diabetes medication, Ozempic (semaglutide), due to off-label prescribing has prompted one patient to start a GoFundMe campaign for his funeral. Diabetes patient, Stephen Callaghan, is …
PSA repeats call for MBS payments as Medicare reform looms
Plea for more pharmacist involvement comes as RACGP demands GPs be front and centre in any reform As the Federal Government signals the start of significant changes to Medicare the …
Minister: ‘It just doesn’t make sense’
Health Minister supports scope of practice expansion, thanks Guild for its co-payment cut initiative but calls for restraint over further reductions Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has lauded the work …