Union welcomes Award increase
Fair Work Commission’s decision to increase award rates “an important win for the nation’s hard-working pharmacists”, a union leader says Professional Pharmacists Australia is welcoming the announcement of a 4.75% increase to …
Pharmacist prescribing ‘not only safe; it’s smart health policy’: Guild
No statistically significant difference adverse event rates between patients with uncomplicated UTIs treated by pharmacists and those managed by GPs, report reveals Data from the final reports of both the NSW pharmacist management of uncomplicated …
Pay rise coming for Award workers
Pharmacists on Pharmacy Industry Award wages will get a 4.75% pay increase following Annual Wage Review, but ‘real wages’ remain lower than in 2021 Employees earning award wages are set …
Paragon Care issues Infinity update
Wholesaler to recover close to one third of the debt it is owed by the collapsed Infinity Pharmacy Group A preliminary estimated outcome analysis by the administrators of the Infinity Pharmacy Group reveals Paragon …
Telehealth an option: Ahpra
Practitioners urged to consider whether telehealth may be an appropriate alternative for patients during the ongoing fuel crisis Telehealth consultations could help patients maintain access to healthcare amid calls to conserve fuel, the Australian …
Seqirus to discontinue Benpen injection products
Manufacturer confirms plans to phase out its Benpen injection products from November 2026 Commercial reasons are behind Seqirus’s decision to discontinue its Benpen (benzylpenicillin sodium) injectable antibiotic products, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) reports. The regulator confirmed …
Books as a sideline
While business experts are urging pharmacy owners to focus on core product ranges, the message in May 1936 was somewhat different Writing in the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy, Western Australian pharmacy owner D Mendelawitz, …
Health leaders back GP pharmacists
Government urged to invest in general practice pharmacists to improve quality use of medicines Representatives from pharmacy, GP and nursing organisations are calling for increased funding to be provided to embed pharmacists within general …
New PBS wholesale mark-up confirmed
Changes to the PBS wholesale mark-up rate structure and how it is calculated will come into effect from 1 July Under the First Pharmaceutical Wholesaler Agreement (1PWA) a new wholesale mark-up rate structure …
Price must be right to list GLP-1s
Government committed to working with industry stakeholders and patients to support safe and sustainable access to medicines through the PBS, Minister says An agreement on pricing is needed before glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) …
Queensland expands nasal flu vax access
Needle-free influenza vaccinations can now be administered to children and teens up to 18 years under Queensland’s free immunisation program Pharmacists are being given the green light to administer the nasal …
Peptides a threat to health and sports integrity: SIA
Concerns are being raised about the growing use of peptides, putting athletes at risk of lengthy bans Sports Integrity Australia (SIA) is putting athletes, coaches and support personnel, including pharmacists, …