Hospital pharmacists welcome price disclosure recommendations
The SHPA has welcomed the Grattan Institute report’s recommendations on price disclosure The Institute’s conclusion that Australian Government policies have not gone far enough or fast enough to reduce the …
A third of pharmacists fear for their job or business
More than 30% of pharmacists are “seriously worried” about losing their job or their business as a result of price disclosure, an AJP poll has found We asked AJP readers …
SA/NT pharmacy achievers honoured
SA and NT’s 2016 pharmacy achievers have been honoured at a PSA awards night Pharmacy mentor, leader and clinical pharmacist Dr Natalie Soulsby won the SA/NT Pharmacist of the Year, …
Future focus at Rural Pharmacy Forum
The Rural Pharmacy Forum at the Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference this year will focus on the future of rural pharmacy It will examine how the changing landscape of health and …
Forum: Medicare monitors scripts between different pharmacies
“This pharmacy happens to discount scripts to some patients who request it. Medicare will reject a script if its done within the SN4/20 day rule and discounted. Medicare knows if …
Grattan report ‘a simplistic response to a complex problem’
CSO wholesalers have labelled the Grattan Institute’s latest report on PBS medicine pricing as “a simplistic response to a complex problem” National Pharmaceutical Services Association Chair and Sigma Pharmaceuticals CEO …
Seema Khiani is NSW/ACT Intern Pharmacist of the Year
Seema Khiani has been announced the winner of the PSA MIMS NSW/ACT Intern Pharmacist of the Year Award This is the first year PSA has offered the prestigious Award jointly …
Guild, Diabetes Australia sign MoU
Diabetes Australia and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to build a closer working relationship The MoU is hoped to make it easier for …
More cuts could create supply “tipping point”
The Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association says further price cuts could undermine the supply of medicines The Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (GBMA) has warned that if the price cuts …
Call for more PBS cuts rejected
Pharmacy stakeholders have slammed calls for further PBS cuts in a new Grattan report The Pharmacy Guild says it “completely rejects” the headline assertion of the report, which is titled Cutting …
Forum: will pharmacists be replaced by computers?
“In a study pharmacists were a profession that had only a 1.2% chance to be replaced by machines in the next 20 years. ( follow the link and the table …
New recommendations on sun protection
The Australasian College of Dermatologists has released a position statement on sun protection and sunscreens, including the need for better education about best use “There has been some debate in …