With close to half of Australia’s 5,949 Section 90 approved community pharmacies signed up, administrators believe the National Immunisation Program Vaccination in Pharmacy (NIPVIP) is off to a good start, …

Expanded 60-day dispensing list includes medication for the treatment of conditions such as diabetes, migraine and bipolar disorder  Prescribers can now issue prescriptions for two months’ supply of an additional …

Negotiations for the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) are set to continue as the Guild and government inch closer to an acceptable deal  Pharmacy owners are cautiously optimistic that the …

CAPS seeks to ramp up pressure on Labor after 8CPA implementation date was missed  The Dunkley by-election will provide pharmacists with an opportunity to voice their frustration at the government’s …

Transaction fees linked to vaccination services and Project Stop are set to boost MedAdvisor’s revenue  Medication management platform provider, MedAdvisor Solutions, is set to introduce new transaction fees for a …

Ongoing shortages of gliclazide 30mg products prompt department to issue substitution instrument  Pharmacists can now dispense specific 60mg gliclazide oral tablets as alternatives to brands of 30mg formulations.  The department …

Government accepts ATAGI recommendations for annual free Covid-19 booster shots for adults  Australians aged 18 to 64 years will be eligible for annual Covid-19 jabs, Mark Butler the Minister for …

Talks to secure an 8CPA are ongoing as the planning 1 March implementation date approaches  Representatives from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Government are continuing to negotiate the …

Pharmacists’ frustrated by Labor senator’s comments about 60-day dispensing  Claims that the government has stood up to the Pharmacy Guild of Australia in rolling out its double dispensing policy are …

Medication management platform provider, MedAdvisor, unveils plan to develop an AI-powered solution  MedAdvisor Solutions is partnering with artificial intelligence (AI) specialist, Brand Engagement Network (BEN), to create a new medication …

Compounding pharmacist fears his business could be damaged by scammers offering to compound semaglutide, using a similar name to his pharmacy  Sydney-based compounder, Adam Reinhard, believes the reputation of The …

Labor senator “really proud” of the government’s decision to pursue 60-day dispensing  The government will not bow to the power of lobbyists, as it seeks to ease cost-of-living pressures, Labor’s …