PBS co-payment cut delivering savings: Butler
Patients have saved more than $18 million on Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) listed medicines since the general co-payment was cut from $42.50 to $30 on 1 January Federal Minister for …
Provisional approval for adolescent bivalent booster
Moderna’s bivalent Covid-19 vaccine (elasomeran and davesomeran) has been granted provisional approval for use as a booster in adolescents aged 12 years and older The vaccine is the second targeting …
Perrottet pledges to fund pharmacist prescribing
Community pharmacies in NSW will receive a $20 consultation fee for treating patients under a pharmacist prescribing trial should the Coalition win next month’s state election NSW Premier, Dominic Perrottet, …
Evolving for success in isolation: Thursday Island Pharmacy
Next in our series profiling the 2023 Pharmacy of the Year finalists is Thursday Island Pharmacy, Queensland Queensland’s Thursday Island Pharmacy firmly believes that as a pharmacy it needs to …
The haemorrhage you don’t know about
How much is staff disengagement costing your pharmacy? Chantelle Turner takes a look… Good business sense says that if you want to increase your profit and you can’t increase your …
The week in review
There hasn’t been a dull moment in pharmacy this week, with lots of Chemist Warehouse news, the return of double dispensing calls and a focus on safety at work Personal …
Supporting the menopausal transition
While menopause is becoming far less of a taboo subject, there are still gaps in knowledge and concerns over treatment options. We look into the myths, and misconceptions Menopause is …
Vale David Coates
Tributes paid to a well-known community pharmacist Well-known Illawarra pharmacist David Coates has died after a long and distinguished career in community pharmacy and the scouting movement. David became a …
Paedophile’s targeting of pharmacist ‘opportunistic’
Queensland’s Supreme Court has heard the case of a man who broke his supervision order by befriending a “vulnerable” pharmacist and possessing a large quantity of Subutex The man had …
Happy birthday!
The workplace birthday celebration can be an event of epic proportions, and it can also lead to unintended consequences The workplace is sometimes a joyful venue for celebrating the coming …
Vale Elizabeth Grant
Pharmacy mourns a leading member of the profession, who also served in politics Pharmacists, and the ACT community, are mourning Mary Elizabeth Grant AM, who died recently aged 92. As …
No pharmacist should be on Award rates: owner
Wage rates in the Pharmacy Industry Award 2020 should be seen as a “bare minimum” rather than a guide for paying staff, a pharmacy owner says Speaking during AJP’s Flourishing in …