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    Tag: Pharmacy

    ‘Escalating concerns’ with Victorian Govt’s pharmacy prescribing pilot trigger AMA walkout

    September 7, 2023

    AMA Victoria has stopped advising the State Government on pharmacy prescribing, accusing it of rushing into a pilot while key questions remain unanswered, including all…

    Pharmacy guild and govt’s peace deal already at risk after question time protest

    September 5, 2023

    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

    September 1, 2023

    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,…

    Pharmacy prescribing trial protocol for NSW revealed at last

    August 18, 2023

    The trial and treatment protocols for pharmacy prescribing in NSW are now public, two-and-a-half weeks after 1000 pharmacies started offering UTI diagnosis and treatment. The…

    Stopping 60-day dispensing still an option, says Coalition

    August 13, 2023

    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…

    Mark Butler condemns pharmacy guild’s ‘cynical’ aged care crisis prediction

    August 7, 2023

    Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler has denounced a “cynical scare campaign” from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia that says aged care residents…

    Pharmacists get green light to diagnose and treat UTIs in WA

    August 7, 2023

    WA pharmacists with additional training can now prescribe nitrofurantoin or trimethoprim for UTIs, state Minister for Health Amber-Jade Sanderson has announced. Unlike NSW, the WA…

    Fewer patients choosing GP practices for flu vax, official data show

    August 4, 2023

    Are GP practices losing their grip on flu vaccinations? Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) data suggest maybe so, with the proportion of flu shots delivered in…

    AMA warns Dutton not to ‘capitulate’ for a second time over 60-day dispensing reforms

    August 1, 2023

    Peter Dutton has been told not to buckle under a “scare campaign” by pharmacy owners and let patients suffer unnecessary financial pain by blocking 60-day…

    More than 1000 pharmacies can start prescribing antibiotics for UTIs from today

    July 31, 2023

    More than half the pharmacies in NSW will be diagnosing and treating uncomplicated UTIs from Monday, with further services planned for the contraceptive pill in…

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