Mark Butler does it: Minister announces 60-day dispensing for 325 medicines
The pips of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia have finally squeaked. Depending on your perspective, you can thank or blame Dr Monique Ryan, who…
Tag: PBS
‘No evidence’ GPs inappropriately prescribed fluticasone inhalers: RACGP
The PBS ban on GPs initiating Flixotide Junior and Axotide Junior sends the wrong message to patients that inhaled corticosteroids are unsafe and that GPs…
Recombinant zoster vaccine should go on NIP, says PBAC
The recombinant zoster vaccine Shingrix has received PBAC approval for patients aged 70 and for immunocompromised adults at high risk of zoster infection. Aboriginal and…
Leading doctors call on PBAC to scrap asthma drug prescribing ban on GPs
Leading doctors are directly lobbying the Federal Government to scrap new restrictions stopping GPs from initiating PBS scripts for Flixotide Junior and Axotide Junior in…
Chemist Warehouse ‘wouldn’t say no’ to 60-day dispensing
A Chemist Warehouse board director has offered “in-principle” support to the proposal from doctors’ groups to let patients collect two months’ supply of medicines at once.…
Cash not care: Is the asthma drug GP crackdown all about money?
There is still no official word on why GPs have been banned from initiating Flixotide Junior and Axotide Junior under the PBS for children under…
Fluticasone: GPs punctured again, while the pharmacist balloon keeps on expanding
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any more insulting for general practice, along comes a change to the PBS listing for a medication that…
PBS abruptly restricts GP prescribing of kids’ asthma inhaler
GPs say they have been blindsided by new PBS rules on initiating the asthma preventer fluticasone propionate in young children without non-GP specialist input. Since…
Govt loosens PBS rules for COVID-19 antiviral
An additional 160,000 Australians will have access to the COVID-19 antiviral nirmatrelvir–ritonavir under new PBS eligibility criteria. From 1 April, those aged 60-69 with mild-to-moderate…
Let GPs write 15-month scripts for long-term meds: RACGP
GPs should have the option of writing 15-month scripts if clinically appropriate to save patients time and money, the RACGP says. It is part of…
