continued dispensing
Continued dispensing of limited use on non-PBS items
Only those who can afford to pay will benefit from Tasmania’s new continued dispensing measures, rural pharmacists warn The program, which allows community pharmacists to provide patients with full supplies …
The week in review
There was big news in the world of cough medicine this week, plus plenty of focus on pharmacist prescribing In a move welcomed by state Guild president Helen O’Byrne, Tasmanian …
Extending continued dispensing ‘the right thing to do’
Enabling community pharmacists to provide patients with full supplies of their regular medications without a prescription is “the right thing to do”, Jeremy Rockliff, Tasmania’s Premier believes Under expanded continued …
Continued dispensing expanded in Tasmania
Tasmanian pharmacists will be able to provide a broader range of medications to patients without a prescription through continued dispensing measures from 6 March Changes to state regulations will enable …
‘On Sunday afternoon I waded into the pharmacy…’
There are “big gaps” in continued dispensing particularly when it comes to mental health, says one pharmacy owner in telling his tale of helping his community through Victoria’s major flood …
Rethink needed on dispensing rules
Flood crisis prompts renewed calls for restoration of continued dispensing arrangements The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is reiterating previous calls for the Federal Government to reinstate full continued dispensing …
Emergency support
Continued dispensing rules ‘not fit for purpose’ say pharmacy leaders as they join other health stakeholders to call for more funding and support in disaster areas Pharmacy groups have joined …
‘It’s going to get worse before it gets better’
Pharmacy Guild outlines practice scope expansion targets and calls for the reversal of emergency dispensing supply cuts, as it warns its members to prepare for more changes to come The …
No longer just statins, OCPs
More medicines added to permanent continued dispensing arrangements as temporary emergency measure ends Ongoing continued dispensing arrangements have been expanded to include additional medicines groups to the statins and oral …
Continued dispensing to be made permanent
Minister Hunt responds to multiple calls for the arrangements to be made permanent, after five extensions in two years Continued dispensing will be made permanent from 1 July, Minister for …
The week in review
Pharmacists came to the fore as heroes this week, getting medicines to their patients under trying circumstances As the east coast suffered severe flooding thanks to heavy rain and storms, …
Floods highlight need for permanent continued dispensing
Pharmacists are advising the public on how to continue accessing their medicines, despite the rain event punishing the east coast The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has issued a statement saying …