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…
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TGA approves insulin pen swap amid global shortage
The TGA will allow pharmacists to swap out certain pre-filled insulin products in response to a global shortage predicted to last until June 2024. Ryzodeg…
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…
PBS overhaul will ‘mainstream’ opioid dependence treatment, GPs say
Patients paying $150 a month for opioid dependence treatment will see their out-of-pocket costs slashed to $30 a month under major PBS changes, the RACGP says.…
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…
Will 60-day dispensing inflict the same catastrophic damage on pharmacies as the Medicare freeze did on general practice?
The new embrace of 60-day dispensing and the damage it will inflict has generated fierce debate among pharmacists as well various doctor and patient groups.…
Pharmacy losses from 60-day dispensing ‘just 1.5% of revenue’
The AMA and RACGP have written to federal politicians urging them to ignore pharmacy lobby groups and wave through the Federal Government’s plan to let…
Pharmacy guild ‘likely’ used vaccination website data for political campaign, health official alleges
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia used patient phone numbers collected through its COVID-19 vaccination booking website to send text messages attacking the Federal Government, a senior…
Pharmacists will diagnose and treat skin conditions from October: Vic Govt
The Victorian Government will fund pharmacists to diagnose and treat UTIs, “some mild skin conditions” and to renew contraceptive scripts from October this year. Premier…
Last chance to sign the AusDoc petition calling for the pharmacy prescribing trial to be stopped
For the past month we have been collecting doctors’ signatures for our open letter calling for the North Queensland pharmacy prescribing trial to be stopped.…
