Is PBS spending set to stall?
Despite headline figures, a peak body says PBS expenditure will slow as a share of GDP – and it could have implications for patients Future investment in the pharmaceutical benefits …
Major US baby formula review allays toxin fears
The study tested more than 300 formulas for contaminants, such as arsenic, lead, mercury and pesticides Testing of hundreds of brands of baby formula in the United States has found …
An appetite for growth: Pharmacy’s big bet on GLP-1s
GLP-1s have provided a financial boost to pharmacies, but patients ineligible for subsidies say the cost of the medicines is often prohibitive. Kate Cowling reports on how the market is …
Pharmacy supply of vapes accelerates
Eighteen months after pharmacy-only reforms were introduced, Freedom of Information figures reveal how many therapeutic vapes have been supplied Close to 136,000 therapeutic vapes have been supplied to patients under …
‘Damages trust’: Doctors wanted pharmacist prescribing heads-up
A major medical group says it’s been let down by a lack of consultation on the NSW pharmacist pill prescription changes The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has …
CSL cops new hit from US flu shot change
Melbourne-based biotech shed value on the ASX after a longstanding military flu shot policy was revised in the US Influenza vaccine-maker CSL suffered its worst day on the Australian bourse …
Fuel cost sparks EBOS guidance revision
The wholesaler updated its earnings outlook, but says customer and government arrangements “may limit the ability to fully or immediately pass through fuel cost inflation” Elevated cost pressures from fuel …
Cannabis sales plunge amid crackdown
Supplies of the controlled medicine have strongly dipped for the first time in a decade, figures released under Freedom of Information show The recent medicinal cannabis regulatory clampdown may have …
Pharmacy again drives health spending up
Healthcare spending has been on the rise for 13 consecutive months, according to CBA consumer insights Purchases at the dispensary have again pushed up healthcare spending, which rose 1.4% in …
Indie pharmacies lash CWH NZ plans
The big box retailer’s expansion plans across the ditch have drawn the ire of independent pharmacies who say they are already facing increasing difficulty competing on price Chemist Warehouse plans …
Non-PBS prices see Aussies skip scripts, doses: report
Almost quarter of surveyed Australians aren’t filling scripts for unlisted medicines, a new report shows. It also sheds light on the unsubsidised categories they are spending most on Despite …
CWH loses legal fight
The pharmacy retailer will be forced to the bargaining table after the Fair Work Commission rejected its attempt to overturn an earlier decision Chemist Warehouse’s bid to have an …