Pharmacy News

Are pharmacies the answer to patient frustration with GPs?

14th August 2019
Patients are sick of rising GP costs and wait times and should have the option of consulting pharmacists for minor ailments…
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Australian Doctor News

'No jab, no pay': parents of under-fives are backing it

1st August 2019
Four out of five parents back the government’s controversial ‘no jab, no pay’ vaccination policy; however, there are still…
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Pharmacy News

Call for revamp of 20-year-old National Medicines Policy

22nd July 2019
Australia's 20-year-old National Medicines Policy is lagging behind other countries and is need of a review, say University…
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Call for revamp of 20-year-old National Medicines Policy
Medical Observer Opinion

Who's a Medicare expert? Anyone by law, no one in reality

16th July 2019
I have never liked the word ‘expert’. It feels imprecise and poorly defined, like knowing exactly when to enter a roundabout…
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Complex maths
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How do you identify osteoporosis in men?

21st August 2019
Osteoporosis in men is often unrecognised and untreated, despite the fact that osteoporosis-related mortality and morbidity…
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Pharmacy News

'No-brainer': expert backs calls for PBAC overhaul

11th July 2019
The PBAC is being urged to overhaul the methods it uses to assess the costs and benefits of vaccines, amid claims the…
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vaccines
Australian Doctor News

GP heart check rebate unchanged three months after roll-out

25th June 2019
The rebate for the new GP heart health item remains stuck at $72.80 — the same as a level C consult — almost three months…
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Medical Observer Opinion

I'm calling on the PM to lead from the front on prevention

24th June 2019
With a new government in Canberra and good prospects of stability for the next three years, it is the perfect time to…
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