60-day dispensing
Locum provider to waive fees for CAPS attendees
Pharmacy owners attending Monday’s rally against 60-day dispensing in Canberra are being offered support to arrange locums without a service fee Pharmacy locum service provider, Meds n More, is offering …
Happy to wear NIP overspend: Shakespeare
Spending more than the $114.1 million allocated to pharmacy-delivered National Immunisation Program (NIP) vaccines over the next four years would be a win for the Commonwealth Speaking during a webinar …
Double dispensing won’t increase demand
The government is working with wholesalers to ensure medicines supply ahead of 60-day dispensing rollout Increases in maximum dispensing quantities are not expected to fuel medicines shortages a Department of …
Remember your obligations: Shakespeare
Pharmacists are being urged to talk to a patient’s prescriber if they have clinical concerns regarding their suitability for 60-day prescriptions Community pharmacists are being reminded of their obligations under …
‘We are fighting for our profession’
Protest organisers call for solidarity in the battle to pause 60-day dispensing rollout Pharmacists who are unable to make it to Canberra for the Community and Pharmacy Support Group’s (CAPS’s) …
Students fearful for future of pharmacy
Government policy not ready for implementation, warn pharmacy students Pharmacy students are calling on the federal government to engage with the profession before pushing ahead with its 60-day dispensing policy. …
We must send a message to government
Pharmacists are being urged to make their way to Canberra to protest the government’s 60-day dispensing policy next week Double dispensing will “signal the end of community pharmacy as we …
CAPS campaign making a difference
Politicians are seeking meetings with local pharmacy owners to discuss 60-day dispensing before CAPS protest in Canberra Community pharmacy owners are reporting that federal MPs are keen to talk to …
Front-of-store may help alleviate 60-day Priceline pain
But “there definitely will be an impact”; Wesfarmers Health boss Priceline’s strong front-of-store profile offers “opportunities” to take some of the edge off the drop in dispensing income as a …
Trains, planes or automobiles: just get to Canberra
Pharmacists are being urged to make their way to Canberra to protest the government’s 60-day dispensing policy on 4 September “Attendance is the most valuable thing you can do” organisers …
CAPS targets Butler’s constituency
Pharmacists are looking to take their fight against 60-day dispensing to the minister for health’s constituency office Organisers of the Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) are searching for a …
Don’t come to Canberra: Albo
Protest group wants a “sea of white coats” outside Parliament House for demonstration Organisers of the Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) are refusing to backtrack on plans to …