67 doctors sign up to supervise pharmacists in ‘reckless’ Qld prescribing trial
Almost 70 doctors, half of them GPs, have agreed to supervise pharmacists while they train to prescribe S4 drugs and manage chronic conditions under Queensland’s…
Tag: Pharmacy Guild of Australia
The latest trial of pharmacist UTI prescribing looks legitimate – until you read the diagnostic standards
The pharmacy trial for the management of UTIs by community pharmacists in NSW is fundamentally flawed in ways that will render its results on safety…
Aged care residents must not pick up pharmacists’ 60-day dispensing bill, warns health department
The federal Department of Health and Aged Care has written to aged care homes warning they cannot charge residents for managing their medications if pharmacists…
Pharmacy guild and govt’s peace deal already at risk after question time protest
A truce between the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Federal Government could be on shaky ground following another pharmacy lobby group’s protest at Parliament…
D-day has arrived! The short and curlies of GPs’ new 60-day dispensing powers
If you were to believe the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, GPs now have pharmacy owners by the short and curlies. An interesting and unexpected turnaround,…
Stopping 60-day dispensing still an option, says Coalition
The Coalition will launch a fresh bid to overturn Labor’s 60-day dispensing policy after it starts next month, Nationals Senate leader Bridget McKenzie says. The…
Govt fends off challenge to 60-day dispensing in Senate showdown
Twenty-four hours of political manoeuvring has ended with the Greens and key crossbenchers backing the Labor Government over its 60-day dispensing policy.  Ahead of the policy’s…
Pharmacy baby weighing and BP checks in jeopardy with 60-day dispensing, warns guild Â
Patients filling scripts will be handed new Pharmacy Guild of Australia graphics warning that pharmacists can no longer offer free delivery or advice as part…
Mark Butler announces 7% pharmacy indexation boost but fails to appease the Guild
A 7% rise in pharmacy dispensing payments is a rehash of an existing promise and will not absolve the government over 60-day prescribing, the Pharmacy Guild of…
One in 10 pharmacies will shut if GPs write 60-day scripts, analysis claims
More than 650 pharmacies will close due to lost PBS fees and foot traffic under the planned 60-day dispensing policy, a report commissioned by the…
