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One pharmacy stakeholder is being inundated with commentary about 60-day dispensing from worried pharmacists – with some thinking about leaving the profession Dr Fei Sim, national president of the Pharmaceutical …

Opposition member warned Parliament of pharmacy closures outside metro areas… but the Health Minister dismissed his comments Hours before Treasurer Jim Chalmers presented the 2023-4 Budget last night (9 May …

Double dispensing has been announced in Tuesday night’s Budget – and pharmacists are expressing their disappointment As previously confirmed would happen by Health Minister Mark Butler, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has …

This week, all eyes were on Canberra as the Health Minister announced 60-day dispensing First, stakeholders were just talking about the impact 60-day dispensing could have on pharmacy and patients. …

Federal Liberal and National leaders have spoken out against the Government’s move to double dispensing, saying it fails to understand Australians’ needs Over the weekend Opposition Leader Peter Dutton went …

Health Minister Mark Butler has announced 60-day scripts will apply to more than 300 molecules from 1 September Butler has confirmed a policy found in draft Budget papers to implement …

Uncertainty over the possibility of 60-day dispensing intensified this week, as draft Budget papers show it could soon be a reality The Pharmacy Guild of Australia held an emergency webinar …

Assistant Minister and pharmacist Emma McBride has called for the health professions to be able to work to the top of their scope McBride, Assistant Minister Rural and Regional Health, …

High-profile Nationals couple Barnaby Joyce and Vikki Campion have spoken out in favour of pharmacist prescribing trials, with Campion saying rural and regional Australians deserve more Former journalist and political …

SHPA says a key NSW election pledge to fund the state’s future healthcare workforce must include pharmacist positions In welcoming the election of the Minns Labor Government in NSW over …

One politician has taken aim at “corporate pharmacies” when discussing a bill targeting pharmacy owners who engage in fraud The National Health Amendment (Effect of Prosecution – Approved Pharmacist Corporations) …

Diabetes drug was set to vanish from the Australian market in days – but there’s now temporary relief for patients Patients who want to stay on the diabetes medicine Fiasp …