Pharmacy Guild of Australia
Guild draws 60-day dispensing battlelines
Residents living in marginal federal seats are set to be bombarded with advertising highlighting the risks double dispensing poses to the viability of community pharmacies The Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
Higgins misinformed on RPMA
Suggestions that rural pharmacies are set to get a $90,000 funding boost to counteract the impacts of 60-day dispensing are wide of the mark Royal Australian College of General Practitioners …
60-day dispensing to kill off rural resources
Rural towns with limited healthcare resources could be left without a pharmacy as a side effect of the Government’s double dispensing plan Patients in rural areas will bear the brunt …
No consultation, but lots of spin
Guild calls on Prime Minister to stop the cycle of spin and re-engaged with the community pharmacy sector In the absence of consultation with pharmacists over 60-day dispensing, Mark Butler …
‘Pragmatic’ Guild leader takes COSBOA board seat
Pharmacy Guild of Australia WA branch president, Andrew Ngeow, will take the organisation’s seat on the board of the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) Ngeow’s appointment came after …
Guild likened to PwC over confidentiality agreement breach
Minister tells Senate Estimates that the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s decision to brief members about 60-day dispensing had similarities to PwC leaks Moves by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia to …
Trust needs to be restored before 8CPA talks
Labor is unlikely to open talks on the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) without an apology from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia Concerns around an alleged breach of confidentiality by …
Guild refutes Covid vax data mining claims
Suggestions that the Pharmacy Guild of Australia is misusing patient data gathered through the Covid-19 vaccination campaign are incorrect, a spokesperson says Department of Health officials believe it is “likely” …
Guild sidelined over alleged discussion protocol breach
Department of Health officials are engaging with pharmacy groups including Chemist Warehouse and wholesalers on 60-day dispensing, but not the Pharmacy Guild of Australia Talks between the Guild and the …
Could an early 8CPA ease double dispensing fears?
Access to cheaper medicines can be secured without the potential adverse effects of double dispensing if the government comes back to the table, according to the Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
PSA and Guild tighten ties
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) granted a seat on Pharmacy Guild of Australia committee, to support the fight against 60-day dispensing Former PSA national president, Shane Jackson, is being co-opted …
No line in the sand on double dispensing talks: Guild
Claims the Pharmacy Guild of Australia “walked away from discussions” about 60-day dispensing are inaccurate, a spokesperson says Responding to comments made by Labor’s Dr Mike Freelander in the House …