medicines affordability
Eight billion reasons to protect one of Australia’s greatest healthcare achievements
Eighty years ago, Australians made a remarkable choice, writes Pharmacy Guild of Australia national president, Professor Trent Twomey In 1946, in the aftermath of war and amid hopes of building …
Medicines access remains an issue: Patients Australia
Australians are continuing to delay accessing medicines due to cost, a patient advocacy group reports A third of patients are either holding off on getting prescriptions filled or spreading out …
Affordability remains a barrier to accessing medicines
Productivity Commission report shows a slight decline in the number of Australians delaying or missing treatment over cost, but the Guild notes numbers remain high Out-of-pocket costs for accessing GPs …
Medicines affordability ‘an endemic issue’
Cutting PBS co-payment a welcome step, but more needs to be done to improve healthcare affordability, patient advocacy group says Medicines affordability is a more significant issue than people realise, …
Department advises patients to ‘shop around’ for scripts
Patients urged to ask pharmacists about price before committing to have their prescriptions filled Patients can secure savings on their prescription medicines if they “shop around” an official from the …
Aussies missing out on medicines due to cost
The cost of living crisis is hitting hard as three-quarters of Australians make health care changes to make ends meet And low-to-middle income earners are particularly affected, according to new …
World news wrapup: 7 March 2024
Argentinians forgoing medicines for food amid affordability crisis; pharmacist murdered in Syria; US pharmacists find new RSV jab adds to growing workload Buenos Aires, Argentina: A combination of the country’s …
Medicines must be affordable: Butler
Health Minister stresses the need for Australians to be able to afford prescription medicines, as government marks 40 years of Medicare Tranches two and three of the government’s 60-day dispensing …
Government will be held to 8CPA deadline
Pharmacy sector pledges to hold government to account if a new agreement is not in place by 1 March 2024 Banner groups and pharmacy brands are calling on the federal …
The week in review
The furore over 60-day dispensing continues, as pharmacists descended on Canberra to engage with MPs Pharmacists made their presence known in Parliament this week, and we heard that some Labor …
Pharmacists fill ‘critical gap’…but co-pay is still a problem
A new report shows that more than one in four Australians who are taking prescription medicines have had to go without…and many say their medicines aren’t affordable The Australian Healthcare …
The week in review
Two opposing forces lobbied for different ways to save patients money this week, while there was lots of medicines news and we looked at burnout in hospitals There was bad …