PBS approval
Fee cut ‘will create healthier communities’
Government lowers pharmacy approval fees from 1 August 2025 Approval fees for establishing a new Section 90 pharmacy, relocating, or changing the size of an existing store will take effect …
Amendment to simplify PBS approval process
Proposed changes to deliver quicker decisions for new pharmacy applications Legislative reforms proposed by the government will simplify regulations around where new pharmacies can be approved to supply Pharmaceutical Benefits …
Proposed pharmacy failed the supermarket test
A company’s appeal to supply PBS items has been knocked back… and it all depended on whether a nearby store was truly a supermarket In July 2021, a pharmacy company …
Spotlight on new legislation
What does the National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2019 mean for pharmacists? Stephanie McGrath investigates Following on from my article in the AJP on 31 May 2019 the National …
Overhaul of the PBS approvals process
A short-and-sweet summary of the changes being implemented as early as this December, by Stephanie McGrath As announced in the budget, the following changes are being implemented as early as this …
A long time coming
A groundswell of support from locals and politicians has seen a Mundaring pharmacy finally get its PBS approval number The town of Mundaring is bisected by the Great Eastern Highway, …