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Labor urged to do homework on pharmacy
Double dispensing will leave many pharmacies shortchanged despite the government’s plans to reinvest savings in the sector Labor’s 60-day dispensing policy makes sense on paper, but will put community pharmacies …
Do GPs really back double dispensing?
Conversations about how 60-day dispensing will impact local doctors suggest medical bodies did not consult their members before pushing the policy, a Guild leader says Questions are being raised about …
‘We don’t realise how valuable pharmacists are’
Double dispensing decision leaves doctor “flabbergasted” Labor’s plan to introduce 60-day dispensing will have significant unintended consequences, a former Assistant Health Minister warns. Speaking in the House of Representatives on …
Guild seeks ‘sensible way forward’ on double dispensing
Community pharmacists are being urged to “keep the pressure on the government” to limit the adverse impacts of 60-day dispensing Government officials need to restart negotiations with community pharmacy leaders …
Could an early 8CPA ease double dispensing fears?
Access to cheaper medicines can be secured without the potential adverse effects of double dispensing if the government comes back to the table, according to the Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
PSA and Guild tighten ties
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) granted a seat on Pharmacy Guild of Australia committee, to support the fight against 60-day dispensing Former PSA national president, Shane Jackson, is being co-opted …
60-day dispensing contrasts with Labor’s Voice push
Labor’s double dispensing policy fits poorly with the government’s Indigenous Voice to Parliament plan, National Party claims Government healthcare policies, including 60-day dispensing, are set to adversely affect rural Indigenous patients, …
No line in the sand on double dispensing talks: Guild
Claims the Pharmacy Guild of Australia “walked away from discussions” about 60-day dispensing are inaccurate, a spokesperson says Responding to comments made by Labor’s Dr Mike Freelander in the House …
Pharmacists should be supported: Ryan
Double dispensing advocate seeks safe scope expansion for pharmacists Doctor-turned-politician, Dr Monique Ryan, is urging the federal government appropriately support the community pharmacy sector to mitigate against the adverse impacts …
Double dispensing prompts rural action
Rural pharmacists are being urged to share “positive stories” to show that the sector is “indispensable to rural communities” as part of a new campaign The Rural Pharmacy Network Australia …
Government Aldifying pharmacy
Double dispensing will result in the “Aldification” of community pharmacy, a customer warns Plans to roll out 60-day dispensing will turn pharmacies into impersonal stores, where shoppers “shuffle in and …
Ruston slams Labor’s 60-day dispensing policy
Plans to commence implementation of double dispensing from 1 September looks like policy “on the run”, Senator Anne Ruston says Labor’s reliance on an impact analysis that failed to meet …