double dispensing
60-day dispensing to kill off rural resources
Rural towns with limited healthcare resources could be left without a pharmacy as a side effect of the Government’s double dispensing plan Patients in rural areas will bear the brunt …
No consultation, but lots of spin
Guild calls on Prime Minister to stop the cycle of spin and re-engaged with the community pharmacy sector In the absence of consultation with pharmacists over 60-day dispensing, Mark Butler …
Twomey reiterates government consultation plea over 60-day
Daily Telegraph op-ed by Guild boss says cheaper medicines can be achieved without “forcing pharmacies to shut” Pharmacy Guild national president Professor Trent Twomey has used a Daily Telegraph opinion …
‘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, …
Ministers set to front pharmacy conference
Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler, will deliver the opening address at PSA23 later this month The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has confirmed that Butler will …
Butler announces 7% dispensing fee increase
CPI-tied dispense fee rise to kick in, while rural pharmacies will have location allowance doubled Dispensing fees will increase 7% and from July 1, Health Minister Mark Butler has announced, …
Labor ‘committed’ to supporting rural pharmacy: Butler
The Health Minister says Labor will support rural pharmacies through the 60-day dispensing change… especially given they “aren’t selling as much perfume” as metro stores Mark Butler has told journalists …
What a waste
Many medicines will expire with 60-day dispensing, say pharmacists after reveal of first tranche of eligible drugs There have been mostly negative reactions from pharmacists following the revelation of which …
The week in review
The biggest story this week continues to be 60-day dispensing, which was debated in Parliament and which has inched a step closer Double dispensing came one step closer to reality …
Only the most stable patients will be on 60 day scripts: AMA
“We’ve heard from pharmacists… that this will free up their time”, an AMA leader says about 60 day script move, while dismissing Guild report on financial hit to pharmacies The …
60-day dispensing policy registered, first tranche announced
Double dispensing has now been registered as a policy, and the first tranche of medicines announced The Albanese Labor Government has released a list of the 92 drugs which will …
Pharmacists in tears, in ‘incredible distress’ – Senators tell of consultations
Greens Senator suggests bringing forward 8CPA negotiations to manage fallout from 60-day dispensing, saying the Party wants to avoid “unintended consequences” The controversial 60-day dispensing policy has now been registered …