Wholesaler confident it can meet 60-day dispensing demands
Double dispensing will test Australia’s medicines supply chain, but Sigma Healthcare bosses believe they have the capacity to deliver for pharmacies Pharmaceutical wholesaler, Sigma Healthcare is well placed to deal …
ATO drops case against pharmacy outfit in administration
No explanation given about abrupt Federal Court dismissal of case over almost $2.8m in unpaid GST/super A Federal Court case launched by the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation to wind up …
Provisional rego numbers hit record high
Pharmacy’s workforce is set for a boost with a record number of provisional registration holders Australia’s pharmacist workforce pipeline appears to be in good health, with provisional registration numbers topping …
PBAC ‘has now seen sense’ on fluticasone
The controversial decision to restrict prescribing fluticasone propionate for young children has been reversed in a move welcomed by the Guild But families and pharmacists have been left without clear …
‘We needed this like a hole in the head’
Workers at one pharmacy chain mobilised to protect each other, as anti-vaccinators targeted Canberra stores, filming staff and referring to Covid jabs as “death shots” Pharmacies in Charnwood, O’Connor, Civic …
Aust manufacture of mental health psychedelics on the way
Meanwhile prominent therapist warns of potential limitations of MDMA and psilocybin therapy Leading international cannabis operation Virtura Health – known as the Amazon of medicinal cannabis – may begin manufacturing …
Rural owners fume over 60-day dispensing impact analysis
Shortcomings in the impact analysis used to support the government’s introduction of double dispensing could see rural patients’ medicines costs rise Far from cutting out-of-pocket expenses, 60-day dispensing could result …
Goodbye Malouf, hello Ramsay
Rebranding of Queensland group acquired by controversial pharmacy banner in 2017 finally picks up pace Five formerly Malouf Pharmacies have been rebranded with the Ramsay Pharmacy banner last week in …
$3.5b unlikely to arrest decline in bulk billing
GPs who have abandoned bulk billing are unlikely to be lured back by the government’s $3.5 billion incentive package Incentives designed to boost bulk billing rates are likely to be …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Pharmacists as patient advocates This study demonstrates on-site aged care pharmacists’ diverse roles in advocating for residents and their families. Pharmacists’ …
We will get through this
Pharmacists who are feeling anxious about the future of the profession are being urged to reach out to the Pharmacists’ Support Service The introduction of double dispensing may be …
Hospital pharmacists owed thousands; union
Threats of escalation as years-long Royal Hobart Hospital dispute remains unresolved, says HACSU The Tasmanian government is facing union accusations of failing to settle a long-identified significant underpayment of hospital …