8CPA
Stakeholders meet to sculpt pharmacy services vision
Representatives of more than 20 pharmacy, medical, health practitioner and consumer groups discuss the future of pharmacy services Pharmacist-delivered health programs not funded through the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) …
Funding secured for non-8CPA programs
Future of pharmacy programs secured with Department confirming funding beyond 30 June 2025 Funding for a range of pharmacy programs that was set to expire at the end of the …
Funding CSO ‘essential’: NPSA
Talks are continuing to secure new Pharmaceutical Wholesalers’ Agreement to future-proof the CSO More than four months after the government announced that funding for the distribution of medicines through Community …
The flightpath to ‘foolish flying’
With the 8CPA signed off, some in the industry believe the pressure is off, but is that the case? In September 1956, Thomas Fitzpatrick, a private pilot from New York …
Call to end DAA caps
Guild to push for changes to eligibility criteria for dose administration aids Patients should not be deprived access to dose administration aids (DAAs) due to caps on the numbers …
Guild leader seeks council seat
Outgoing Guild branch president plots self-funded bid for local council Fresh from negotiating the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA), Anthony Tassone is putting his hand up for a seat on …
The Week in Review
Changes to nicotine vaping legislation, the proposed Sigma/Chemist Warehouse merger and pharmacy’s role in encouraging at-risk individuals to access Take Home Naloxone, dominated the headlines this week After a late …
Labor is listening to pharmacy: McBride
Government working with pharmacy organisations to help pharmacists make “a real difference” Labor is working with pharmacists and pharmacy bodies to support the profession to “have a positive impact”, …
Guild launches 8CPA calculator
Pharmacies to get new tool to gain insights into changes to dispensary remuneration stemming from the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) Data analysis firm, NostraData, and the Pharmacy Guild of …
‘No more excuses’ for low pay: union
The 8CPA doesn’t address concerns about working conditions, says the employee pharmacists’ union Professional Pharmacists Australia says that the 8CPA was delivered by the Federal Labor Government to provide more …
Health grilled over 60-day savings
Senator Anne Ruston has asked Health Department officials how many Australians will pay less for their medicines over the next 12 months – over both the $1 discount and 60-day …
8CPA feedback ‘generally very positive’: Guild leader
Increased funding secured – including $2.11 billion in new fees – as part of the 8CPA are being welcomed by pharmacy owners a senior Guild official says After 15 months …