Pharmacy again drives health spending up
Healthcare spending has been on the rise for 13 consecutive months, according to CBA consumer insights Purchases at the dispensary have again pushed up healthcare spending, which rose 1.4% in …
Indie pharmacies lash CWH NZ plans
The big box retailer’s expansion plans across the ditch have drawn the ire of independent pharmacies who say they are already facing increasing difficulty competing on price Chemist Warehouse plans …
Pharmacy prescribing doesn’t ‘quite fit’ health system: AMA
Medical body rejects ‘no wrong doors’ philosophy for accessing healthcare, when it comes to pharmacist prescribing Pharmacist prescribing is one of “many new doors opening that fragment our health system”, …
Allan names new health minister
Retirements prompt pre-election ministerial reshuffle in Victoria Former Victorian Minister for Housing and Building, Harriet Shing, will succeed Mary-Anne Thomas as the state’s Minister for Health. In a statement released this morning Victorian Premier, Jacinta Allan, …
NSW joins nation in pharmacist pill initiation
State government pledges $4.5 million to support access to pharmacist-initiated oral contraception Pharmacist prescribers in NSW will join their peers in being authorised to prescribe oral contraception for women aged 18 …
CWH renews AFL partnership
The retail giant says it has now sponsored the football code for more than a decade Chemist Warehouse has renewed its long-standing sponsorship of the Australian Football League (AFL) and …
Pharmacist named as cannabis party’s by-election candidate
The Albury local has listed healthcare “pressure points” as a key motivator Albury pharmacist Aimee Pearson will run on the Legalise Cannabis Party’s ticket for the Farrer by-election. The by-election …
dRx series: Deprescribing prednisone/prednisolone in older people
Amanda Quek and Amy Page
Prednisone and prednisolone can have significant adverse effects when used long-term… Amanda Quek and Dr Amy Page take a look at deprescribing Deprescribing is defined as a person-centred process of …
A thumbs-up from consumers
New Consumers Health Forum survey reveals very high levels of satisfaction in pharmacists, but an alarming amount of cost-related skipping of scripts A new survey from the Consumers Health Forum …
Infinity Pharmacy founder dies
Colleagues of Infinity Pharmacy Group managing director, Ameet Jeraj, devastated by “loss of a young entrepreneurial business person” The death of the Queensland-based pharmacist was announced today (Tuesday 14 April …
Needle-free flu vax campaign underway in WA
WA government steps up its winter strategy with rollout of intranasal influenza vaccine for children aged 2-11 years Western Australians are being urged to go to their local pharmacy to …
Tariffs threaten PBS listings: Breast Cancer Network Australia
Patients needing access to high-cost medicines are being abandoned as Trump’s tariffs prompt “pharmaceutical standoff”, advocacy group warns Concerns are being raised that patients are being left to deteriorate as talks to list …