red tape
Red tape returns to pharmacy
Pens and paper are set to return to dispensary counters as the exemption for patients to sign for prescriptions expires Requirements for patients to provide written acknowledgement for the receipt …
The week in review
Several stakeholders have taken aim at pharmacy this week… but others have expressed support for what pharmacists do The ACTU has called for changes to employment rules which would see …
Pharmacy regulation an area of ‘policy purgatory’
Disappearing reports into the pharmacy sector are a sign that “the pharmacy industry has far too great an influence on its own regulation,” says David Leyonhjelm The Liberal Democratic Party …
Another inquiry suggests deregulation
The Government should “reconsider its commitment to the Pharmacy Rules,” a Senate inquiry into red tape has found The Select Committee on Red Tape has handed down an interim report …
Use cannabis, not codeine, for pain: Leyonhjelm
The pain relief gap left by codeine should be filled by cannabis, says libertarian Senator Liberal Democrats Senator David Leyonhjelm has called on the Federal Government to smooth the way …
Taken on notice
There are questions about some of the evidence presented to the Senate committee hearing into the effects of red tape on pharmacy rules, says Anthony Tassone Evidence presented by Michael Rhodes …
‘You’ll get profitable pharmacies to the detriment of the community.’
The pharmacy sector has reacted strongly to a discussion of whether the ownership and location rules constitute red tape which is holding pharmacy back Last week, the AJP covered questions …
Remove constraints on pharmacy competition: report
A new report from the Grattan Institute has called for the deregulation of pharmacy in the name of enhancing competition Competition in Australia: Too Little of a Good Thing? looks …
Push for pharmacist recall remuneration
The Guild has outlined some of its concerns about red tape in a submission to the Senate Inquiry on the issue The inquiry Committee is examining the red-tape effect on …