politics
‘A matter of trust’
Labor says it is “surprised and disappointed” by the Liberals’ recent attempt to double the prescription volume of common drugs without consulting the Guild Following “high-level” talks with the Labor …
The week in review
As the May 18 Federal election draws ever closer, politics—and politicians—were making headlines in pharmacy this week Health Minister Greg Hunt and Shadow Health spokesperson Catherine King pitched their health …
Are double script lengths really off the table?
During today’s Health debate, neither the Minister nor Shadow Minister ruled out the possibility of double-sized packs being dispensed for certain chronic conditions… with both saying instead that they would …
Lowering the threshold
The Coalition has promised to reduce the PBS safety net threshold and Labor says it will now match it – but the Guild says more can be done A re-elected …
Victory for the town with no medicines
Only 3,000 people live there – yet the people of Bonny Hills gathered 2,813 signatures to get their own pharmacy… and won Visiting Bonny Hills and Lake Cathie today at …
The week in review
As Australia enters federal election mode, it’s been a busy week in politics and in pharmacy This week Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the much-anticipated federal election, setting the date …
Guild under fire over One Nation donations
A state Guild Councillor says it’s “unfair and spurious” to link the Pharmacy Guild’s 2018 engagement with One Nation to recent revelations about the right-wing party Last week, news broke …
The week in review
This week we saw an early Budget handed down, with some goodies for pharmacy included The April 2 Federal Budget included boosts to the AHI fee, CSO payments, DAAs and …
One Nation donation was for events: Guild
The Pharmacy Guild has come under scrutiny over $15,000 in donations to One Nation But the two payments were for attendance at Party events, the Guild has confirmed. The Australian’s …
What are they waiting for?
Why are some jurisdictions dragging their feet on real-time monitoring? asks Angelo Pricolo As Victoria powers ahead with the Australia’s first automated Real-Time Prescription Monitoring (RTPM) system, the elephant in …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week for the Pharmacy Guild, as it battled a proposal to let patients get double quantities of some PBS medicines per script, and encouraged Aussies to …
Chemist Warehouse too yellow for former immigration minister
A Sydney council has voted to seek jurisdiction over exterior paintwork, after a Chemist Warehouse was considered too garish Former immigration minister Philip Ruddock, who is now the mayor of …