Fund pharmacists in ACCHOs: advisory body
Embedding pharmacists in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) delivers improved health outcomes and value for money, experts believe Funding to embed non-dispensing pharmacists in Aboriginal health services is set …
Rendr extends CWH delivery service capabilities
More Chemist Warehouse (CWH) stores will be able to provide pharmacy-to-door shopping as part of its partnership with delivery firm Rendr The deal will increase CWH’s same-day delivery capacity from …
Will 2022 mark the highpoint of confidence in pharmacy?
Prior to the federal government’s decision to implement 60-day dispensing confidence in community pharmacy was at a record high, the latest UTS Pharmacy Barometer reveals The annual survey by the …
Higgins misinformed on RPMA
Suggestions that rural pharmacies are set to get a $90,000 funding boost to counteract the impacts of 60-day dispensing are wide of the mark Royal Australian College of General Practitioners …
Stockholding relief for select brands
Medication sponsors secure relief from minimum stockholding requirements for close to 270 Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) listed brands Requirements for drug sponsors to hold four to six-month supplies of …
Regulator investigates Ozempic suicidal ideation link
Novo Nordisk’s diabetes medication, Ozempic (semaglutide) and weight-loss treatment Saxenda (liraglutide) are being investigated, following reports they may be associated with suicidal ideation The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is looking …
60-day dispensing to kill off rural resources
Rural towns with limited healthcare resources could be left without a pharmacy as a side effect of the Government’s double dispensing plan Patients in rural areas will bear the brunt …
Does the Department understand pharmacy?
Pharmacists should prepare for more confusion as Department of Health officials appear to have little insight into the profession’s role Issues surrounding the transition to the national methadone Pharmaceutical Benefits …
Not perfect, but new ODT guidelines ease script expiry fears
Revamped guidelines for the new national methadone Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) system remain flawed, but will better support patients, a pharmacist believes Pharmacists will be able to provide patients undergoing …
Beware tobacco companies offering deals: PSA
Tobacco giant offering cut-price deals to pharmacies to stock vaping products Pharmacists are being urged to be sceptical of approaches from tobacco companies looking to secure supply arrangements for prescription …
No consultation, but lots of spin
Guild calls on Prime Minister to stop the cycle of spin and re-engaged with the community pharmacy sector In the absence of consultation with pharmacists over 60-day dispensing, Mark Butler …
Community mourns passing of award-winning pharmacist
Patients in the Victorian town of Beechworth are mourning the death of local pharmacy owner, Ruth Parker Australian Patients’ Association Most Outstanding Community Pharmacist Award 2022 winner, Parker (47), died …