politics
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 …
World news wrapup: 28 March 2019
NZ pharmacist donates halal meals to terror victims; Nigerian pharmacist wins global award with fake drug spotter; UK loses another pharmacy minister Christchurch, New Zealand: A pharmacist from Rototuna, on …
This means war
The Guild is now in a “dispute” with the Government after news which left national president George Tambassis “staggered” Mr Tambassis has sent a communique to Guild members advising that …
We need more hospital pharmacists in NSW: SHPA
Stakeholders have welcomed the re-election of the Berejiklian NSW Government and called for more hospital pharmacists and support for pharmacy In congratulating the return of the Berejiklian Government, the PSA …