Pharmacy News

Court rules against pharmacist’s sister in $18m PBS fraud case

4th June 2019
A Sydney pharmacist’s sister is set lose her home because it was bought with money from an alleged $18 million PBS fraud…
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Court rules against pharmacist’s sister in $18m PBS fraud case
Australian Doctor News

PPIs targeted with new prescribing restrictions

14th May 2019
Subsidised scripts for higher-strength PPIs will require streamlined authority approval from this month. The restrictions…
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Coalition and Labor promise PBS safety net relief

2nd May 2019
The number of prescriptions patients need to meet the PBS safety net will be reduced, no matter who wins the federal…
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Coalition and Labor promise PBS safety net relief
Pharmacy News

Court removes pharmacy’s PBS status

11th April 2019
A pharmacy will lose its PBS status, at least temporarily, following the latest ruling in a court battle. The TerryWhite…
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Court removes pharmacy’s PBS status
6Minutes News

PBS Update: Hep C and two new cancer drugs listed

1st April 2019
A new treatment has been listed on the PBS for people with hepatitis C who have failed on other therapies. Vosevi (Gilead…
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Tambassis 'angered and astonished' by bid to increase repeat prescription quantities

28th March 2019
A Federal Government plan to increase prescription quantities for 140 molecules would be catastrophic for community…
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Tambassis angered and astonished by bid to increase repeat quantities
Australian Doctor News

No spike in opioid analgesics after OTC codeine ban

12th March 2019
There has been no spike in GP scripts for opioid analgesics since over-the-counter codeine was banned from pharmacy shelves…
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