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Multiple providers claiming same HMR referral: PPA
“Only one HMR claim can be submitted” for each referral, PPA warns Pharmacists are being urged to use Pharmacy Programs Administrator (PPA) service history checker to assess patients’ eligibility for …
Pharmacist’s ‘serious, flagrant, deliberate, repeated’ behaviour earns reprimand
A Melbourne pharmacist has come out of the ‘rabbit hole’ of Covid conspiracy theories, she has told a tribunal The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has heard that the pharmacist …
Online retailers taking paracetamol shortcuts: Guild
Community pharmacy’s record of safe provision of medicines is being undermined by “unchecked” online delivery services, the Guild warns A spokesperson for the Pharmacy Guild’s Queensland branch says the organisation …
The top 12: CPD
A dozen of our CPD articles that pharmacists have been reading in the first half of 2025 It’s getting closer to the pointy end of the pharmacy CPD year, so …
‘Chronic pain Australia’s missing national health priority’
Thousands of Australians with chronic pain are being robbed of “the best years of their lives”, due to “alarming diagnosis delays” Data from the 2025 National Pain Survey shows the …
Explaining wound care to children
A pharmacist has written a ‘wound first aid book for kids’ Melbourne pharmacist Angelo Pricolo has written what he describes as a ‘wound first aid book for kids’. The book, …
Cannabis laws ‘outdated, ineffective and harmful’
Pennington Institute releases plan “to safely legalise and regulate cannabis” Australia should “take the reins and plan a responsible, controlled framework” for the legalisation of cannabis, the Pennington Institute chief …
Higher subsidies for rural pharmacists as WA pilot begins enrolments
Eligible pharmacists are now able to enrol in WA’s Enhanced Access Community Pharmacy pilot, in a move welcomed by sector stakeholders Western Australia’s Cook Government calls the project “a key …
Healthcare spending rises for 52nd consecutive month
Community pharmacy is benefiting from increasing household spending, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia reports Healthcare spending is continuing its upward trajectory, fueled by demand for pharmacy sales, and GP and …
The top 10: Business class
Mergers, tax changes, market uphevals and more…. the business columns you’ve been reading These are the ten most read business columns on our website during the first half of 2025: …
Digitalisation of healthcare will require pharmacists
Growing use of technology to deliver pharmacy services is set to create new roles for pharmacists within the hospital sector Pharmacists are likely to see new roles emerge as health …
Script safety warning as criminals focus on discarded info
Criminals are actively targeting discarded documents such as prescriptions which contain patient information, the government warns The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has issued a reminder to health professionals …