60-day dispensing
Symbion offers pharmacy support in 60-day dispensing debacle
Wholesaler making direct representation to Health Minister’s office as they face halved margins PSA23 hears Wholesaler Symbion is making its own separate representations to the Federal Government over the looming …
Government disingenuous on 60-day dispensing
Australia is losing focus on pharmacy’s value proposition in a race for lower cost, Senator Anne Ruston warns Disingenuous claims being made by the government are undermining the relationships patients …
Early start to 8CPA talks under consideration
Next CPA must be about “more than dispensing revenue”, Minister says Negotiations for the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) could be brought forward, in response to concerns around 60-day dispensing. …
Pharmacy profit collapse of ‘30% or more’
Double-dispensing to create “profitability crisis” like 2000s generic price cuts; analyst report Sixty-day dispensing will trigger a pharmacy “sector crisis” going all the way from frontline pharmacies up to wholesalers, …
Pharmacy Whac-A-Mole
60-day dispensing promises to present pharmacies with multiple issues. They will need a comprehensive plan to confront them Kazuo Yamada hunched over his desk as he concentrated hard on his …
Collapse of confidence
Pharmacy owners forecast plunging profits and falling store valuations as a result of 60-day dispensing Confidence in the community pharmacy sector has slumped from a record high to an all-time …
Will 2022 mark the highpoint of confidence in pharmacy?
Prior to the federal government’s decision to implement 60-day dispensing confidence in community pharmacy was at a record high, the latest UTS Pharmacy Barometer reveals The annual survey by the …
‘Front-loaded’ 60-day first tranche contains 60% of pain
Government “hardballs” on double dispensing, says financial analyst The Federal Government has taken an “aggressive” stance with its double dispensing policy with 60% of total financial impact happening from September, …
Affordable medicines crucial: Minister
The federal government is doing what its predecessor didn’t do and making medicines more affordable, but will support pharmacy, says Emma McBride Pharmacist Emma McBride, the federal Assistant Minister Rural …
Concerns grow over 60 day impacts
Parliamentary crossbenchers are increasingly wary of some of the unintended consequences of 60 day dispensing, a senior Guild official says as they fight for it to be addressed in an …
Looking into the Budget
Pharmacy has been delivered a massive blow with 60-day dispensing, however there were some minor wins in the federal budget. Marcus Evitt of Peak Strategies looks at the key points …
The 60 day disaster
Everyone in the community pharmacy sector must take every opportunity to speak out about the double dispensing decision, says John Thornett For 26 years, I have been a Chartered Accountant …