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PBS sustainability proven, more cuts unnecessary: Medicines Partnership
The sustainability of the PBS has been highlighted by the release of Productivity Commission data which puts the cost of the PBS per person at a 10 year low, says …
Retail focus is making pharmacy sick: Prescription for Pharmacy
The current retailer focus of the pharmacy industry is making the sector sick, says the new The Prescription for Pharmacy company, which is set to launch next month. Prescription for …
Pharmacy scope of practice needs to change
Pharmacy needs to reconsider ‘cheesy’ non-evidence-based services, stop letting pharmacists hide out the back and stop trying to out-Wool Woolworths, experts say. The sector needs to move from supply of …
October 1 price disclosure changes announced
The latest round of price disclosure related price changes, which will come into effect on 1 October, 2015, have been announced. The chemotherapy drug capecitabine is to see a 52% …
Six price change dates a year for PBS-listed medicines
The number of dates on which the price of PBS-listed medicines can change will increase from three times a year to six times a year, as part of the package …
Extend 5CPA, accelerate price disclosure: CHF
The removal of “antiquated” pharmacy ownership and location rules have been supported by three national health groups, who have called for the Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement (5CPA) to be extended …
Pharmacy at ‘tipping point’ says Xenophon
Pharmacy is at a tipping point, having taken an undue burden of heavy lifting from budget cuts – resulting in many pharmacies facing bankruptcy and staff layoffs, Senator Nick Xenophon …
PBS spending declining, Rx volume under control
Government spending on the PBS per head of population has been in decline for almost three years, reinforcing the sustainability of the current scheme, the Medicines Partnership Australia says. The …