medicines affordability
Reversing the reasons
Australians now feel that community pharmacy is more like a US system than a more socialised system like that of France or the UK, says a leading pharmacist National president …
The week in review
Good news for those paying the maximum PBS co-payment this week, plus a lot of research news With the election looming, politics were naturally on the agenda this week, with …
Labor trumps Libs’ co-pay cut
Whether the Coalition Government is ousted or re-elected later this month, the maximum PBS co-payment is set to be slashed Over the weekend the Morrison Government announced that if re-elected, …
CPI rise sees plea for affordable meds
Wednesday’s Consumer Price Index figures tell a story of households increasingly under pressure to make ends meet, warns the Pharmacy Guild On Wednesday the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the …
An opportunity squandered
The Federal Government has failed to adequately address medicines affordability in the Budget, Guild says, as small business wins a number of concessions The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says the …
More concern over co-pay costs
Australians face some of the world’s highest medicines co-payments in the world, says Better Access Australia Tonight’s Federal Budget is the ideal opportunity to introduce reform to help those on …
Daily Dose Day Two
The highlights of APP Day Two: Health Minister announces major changes around COVID and medicines affordability, plus the Guild and ACP join forces APP 2022 has continued into day two …
Leaving with a flourish
Funding for pharmacists in aged care, news on vaccinations and promises to address medicine affordability as Greg Hunt signs off from pharmacy Soon to retire Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt …
The week in review
It’s still all about those elusive RATs this week, plus a host of news on diverse pharmacy issues Rapid antigen tests continue to be at the forefront of everyone’s minds… …
‘Even by Canberra standards, it’s been a long review.’
The controversial dollar discount has not worked as the Government intended, Opposition health spokesperson Chris Bowen has said Addressing the Pharmacy Guild’s Parliamentary Dinner on Tuesday night, Mr Bowen tackled …