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Pharma groups back $25 script pledge
Pharmacy groups have welcomed the Albanese Government’s pre-election pitch to cut the subsidised medicine cap to $25 per script Under the cost of living funding pledge, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese …
CWH, Sigma brands to ‘showcase opportunity of combined strengths’
The head of Sigma Healthcare says he will share plans for future brand growth and meet with prospective pharmacist recruits this week on the Gold Coast This year’s Australian Pharmacy …
Full scope will be transformational: Twomey
Empowering pharmacists to work to their full scope to fix Australia’s healthcare crisis, Guild president says Pharmacists working to their full scope of practice “it not a revolution… it is …
‘Today we have liftoff:’ PM announces co-pay cut
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese used the APP conference on the Gold Coast to announce a further cut to the general PBS co-payment “I’m very pleased, and this is an appropriate …
PM slams Dutton track record on health
The Opposition has matched Labor’s commitment to slash the general PBS co-payment, but the prime minister cautions about history Ahead of her presentation today (Thursday 20 March 2025) at the …
An overlooked factor in infection control
A new study has found that the speed at which water flows from a tap can significantly impact the possible risk of infections spreading in hospital and aged-care settings Production …
AdPha welcomes new WA health minister
Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) says it looks forward to working with Meredith Hammat, the Western Australia’s new Minister for Health and Mental Health AdPha said it hoped to build on …
The new Aged Care Act: an update
The new Aged Care Act is set to begin in July 2025, with pharmacist services in-scope for helping people live independently In November 2024, Parliament passed the Albanese Labor Government’s …
World news wrapup: 20 March 2025
How US tariffs could worsen drug shortages; pharmacists express hopes for sector after England abolishes NHS; Canadian pharmacists slam end of well-received prescribing program USA: USA Today has reported on …
Time constraints, fear of relapse and lack of knowledge
Common reasons why health professionals avoid discontinuing antidepressants, and how pharmacists can help A new study has reported on the barriers to healthcare professionals discontinuing antidepressants, but one pharmacist says …
‘It’s equity, isn’t it?’
“It’s not the whole ‘make sure there’s more seats at the table for women,’ it’s redesign the table,” says one leading consultant pharmacist PSA’s Consultant Pharmacist of the Year Brooke …
EBOS quashes acquisition speculation
Pharmaceutical wholesale giant EBOS has rejected whispers it’s looking at snapping up a pet food company The Trans-Tasman wholesaler was reportedly sizing up Real Pet Food Company, which says it …