Doctors renew call for dispensing changes dubbed ‘devastating’ by pharmacy guild
Doctor groups have urged the Federal Government to stare down the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and let patients collect two months of prescription medicines at…
Tag: Pharmacy Guild of Australia
Pharmacist prescribing could replace six million GP consults a year, guild claims
Letting pharmacists prescribe S4 drugs would save the health budget $700 million a year and prevent millions of GP visits, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia…
Pharmacy guild president stands by ‘unifying, inspiring’ comments criticising GPs
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s president is standing by his comments that GP supervision of pharmacist prescribing would be “bloody insulting” and that GPs “stuffed”…
‘You twits’: Guild president takes aim at GPs in wild conference talk
Pharmacists should be allowed to prescribe any medicine they want within their scope of practice, the president of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia has declared,…
All aboard the pharmacist prescribing train – but keep your eyes closed for when the crash comes!
(WARNING – trainee drivers, excessive ticket prices and the pollies will deny liability for any train wreck) When NSW announced last week that it was…
Pharmacists given green light to deliver live-attenuated zoster vaccine
Two state governments are allowing pharmacists to administer herpes zoster vaccines, including the live-attenuated vaccine that has been linked with the deaths of three patients with…
Queensland pharmacy trial: ‘Independent’ prescribing ruled out for five conditions
The Queensland Government has abandoned its plan to let pharmacists prescribe independently for five conditions including type 2 diabetes and COPD, in a partial win…
Pharmacy board to roll out pharmacist prescribing standards
The Pharmacy Board of Australia says it is planning to roll out national standards for education and training that allow pharmacists to prescribe independently. Back in…
GP corporates warn of ‘catastrophe’ as bulk-billing becomes unsustainable
Shrinking margins and the collapse of Tristar have meant traditional rivals now have a united front.
Guild wants pharmacists to prescribe COVID-19 antivirals over the counter
The pharmacy guild is petitioning state and territory governments to override the TGA's scheduling.
