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Govt cracking down on PBS claims, prescriptions
Pharmacist claims are reportedly under review as the government queries pharmacies on flagged scripts and warns of potential future audits if concerns are identified The …
10 numbers to know on PBS scripts and spending
Did government spending go up? How many scripts did community pharmacies discount? Here are 10 key numbers The Department of Health has released the latest …
Under the co-payment
The number of under co-payment scripts continues to increase with about 90 million supplied in 2017-18 – mostly for antibiotics, antidepressants and statins From 1 …
A town with no medicines
Minister petitioned by a town without a pharmacy, and more argy bargy over PBS rejections, were parliamentary highlights last week A majority of citizens of …
Retail giants drove $1 discount uptake
Large discount chains and urban pharmacies are the predominant adopters of the controversial $1 PBS discount, data shows A much higher proportion of scripts have …
Medicines on the table
Government announces two major new PBS listings The federal government has announced the addition of two new listings to the PBS from 1 November 2018. …
1 Oct price cuts
Health Minister Greg Hunt has highlighted impending price drops on 24 medicines, as another price disclosure cycle kicks in But the worst of price disclosure …
The challenges that could prevent success
Pharmacists need to get cracking now to secure their future in a very different pharmacy landscape, warns the Guild In this week’s edition of Forefront, …
‘Community pharmacy agreements affect all medicines stakeholders.’
A Shorten Labor Government would invite more stakeholders to the 7CPA negotiating table, says the Shadow Health Minister Shadow Minister for Health and Medicare Catherine …
My big Canadian pharmacy adventure
Elise Apolloni shares what she learnt on her trip to ‘community pharmacy nirvana’ In search of what was bigger and better in the world of …
Pharmacy accused of PBS fraud worth $18.7 million
The Australian Federal Police has won the right to seize and keep assets that it says are proceeds of crime Mid-last year the Australian Federal …
Penalty over $22K pharmacy fraud
A South Melbourne pharmacy owner has been reprimanded and suspended for lodging 71 fraudulent PBS claims, which led to criminal charges A Victorian tribunal has …