Bulk billing continues to decline
Patients are facing higher out-of-pocket costs when seeing a GP, as fewer practices offer bulk billing, report reveals Data from a report released today (Monday 13 January 2025) shows that …
DPP acts on TGA investigation
Advertiser faces fines of more than $2.6 million and potential imprisonment over alleged supply and promotion of black salve products The Commonwealth office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) …
Health students unite to fight placement poverty
NAPSA becomes founding member of Health Students Alliance in a bid to secure expansion of Commonwealth Prac Payment program Students training to become pharmacists, physiotherapists and psychologists are urging the …
Getting the best reports
How can you unlock the power of accounting reports to boost your pharmacy’s success? Frank Sirianni provides some expert advice For pharmacy owners and managers, understanding accounting reports is essential …
No change for sildenafil
Scheduling for ED treatment to remain prescription only despite pharmacist support for change Leading erectile dysfunction treatment sildenafil will remain as a Schedule 4 (prescription only) treatment after a down …
The top ten
New titles, new agreements and more… what were our readers looking at over the holiday season? These were the ten most read stories on our website between 10 November 2024 …
Medication info at discharge impacts ED, readmission risk
Patients who receive contradictory information are at higher risk of readmission and subsequent ED visit, but thorough medication counselling lowers risk, study finds Hospital patients prescribed a new medication at …
More hospital interns, residents, ED pharmacists needed
Investment into hospital pharmacist workforce “sorely needed” to address “under-resourcing and employee burnout,” says leading group in pre-budget submission More funding for hospital pharmacist positions is required to support sustainability …
‘Increasingly becoming standard practice’
AdPha voices support for proposal to facilitate partnered pharmacist medication prescribing across Queensland, stating its many benefits including alleviating workload pressures Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has gone to bat for …
A freeze that’s good for patients: Minister
Consumers saving over $1 billion from PBS co-payments freeze, the health minister claims On 1 January 2025, “for the first time in more than 25 years”, the maximum co-payment pay …
Sparking joy in pharmacy
How can an intervention to boost workplace joy and morale benefit pharmacists? Researchers from the pharmacy department at Monash Health in Melbourne presented a poster at the recent Advanced Pharmacy …
Free flu vaccine program to continue
Guild welcomes vaccine announcement for Queenslanders, saying it gives community pharmacists “ample time” to secure stock The Pharmacy Guild has welcomed the Queensland Government’s announcement that flu vaccinations will continue …