script length
‘Why are we still paying too much in dispensing fees?’
A teal MP has backed doctors’ call for extended script lengths, as more doctors say fewer pharmacy visits would help patients Independent member for Kooyong Monique Ryan has told the …
Double dispensing ‘win-win,’ say docs
The idea of double dispensing has been raised again, with one group calling on the Health Minister to extend scripts to two months The Australian Medical Association has said in …
‘Medicines don’t work if you don’t take them.’
A new report recommends triggering medicines reviews through AI, and extending script lengths to bring down costs A new report from the Grattan Institute wants to reform Medicare – and …
Double dispensing would increase access, says CHF
The Consumers Health Forum has called on the Federal Government to implement 60-day dispensing, as well as reform the PBS safety net “The Seventh Community Pharmacy is due to come …
Dispensing back in the spotlight
RACGP head calls for six-month dispensing, cuts to dispensing fees in discussion about scope of practice Doctor and pharmacist group heads have debated pharmacist scope of practice, dispensing and complementary …
Guild ‘only thinking of business profits’, say docs
The RACGP has “called out” the Guild over script lengths, and again attacked pharmacists over the timing of flu vaccinations Last week, the Government decided it would not go ahead …
What you said: increased script length
Here’s what you had to say about the rejected proposal measure to allow two-month dispenses for around 140 medicines The Guild’s objection to the measure– which was widely reported as …
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 …
Guild wins script length war… amid fallout
A proposal to increase dispensing quantities for some drugs has been scuppered following Guild concerns – and stakeholders have slammed the Guild The measure, suggested by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory …
Tinkering with the system
The Pharmacy Guild has taken out an advertisement in The Australian, calling on the Morrison Government to maintain support for community pharmacy in next Tuesday’s Budget The ad highlights to …
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 …