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‘They’ll just pull the rug out from under them’
A visibly upset Trent Twomey has told reporters that Labor is failing to engage with community pharmacy over 60-day dispensing, with MPs and senators taking their phones “off the hook” …
Double dispensing not a ‘done deal’ says petition author
A petition calling on the Federal Government to abandon its controversial 60-day dispensing move has been inundated with signatures In just two days, a Change.org petition started by Melbourne pharmacists …
60-day dispensing slammed as ‘urban-centric’
Federal Liberal and National leaders have spoken out against the Government’s move to double dispensing, saying it fails to understand Australians’ needs Over the weekend Opposition Leader Peter Dutton went …
Confirmed: Butler announces double dispensing
Health Minister Mark Butler has announced 60-day scripts will apply to more than 300 molecules from 1 September Butler has confirmed a policy found in draft Budget papers to implement …
‘It really breaks down the fundamental tenet of the PBS’
It’s as though a third disaster is about to hit pharmacy, says one sector leader: bushfires, Covid-19 and now 60-day dispensing Australians are already facing dire shortages of several key …
The week in review
Uncertainty over the possibility of 60-day dispensing intensified this week, as draft Budget papers show it could soon be a reality The Pharmacy Guild of Australia held an emergency webinar …
Docs push for further pharmacy change
Doctors may have gotten their way when it comes to 60-day dispensing… what else are they asking for? The Australian Medical Association has released a “checklist for cheaper medicines,” following …
The week in review
Two opposing forces lobbied for different ways to save patients money this week, while there was lots of medicines news and we looked at burnout in hospitals There was bad …
Double dispensing would be ‘own goal’ says CWH director
The furore over 60-day scripts is intensifying, with a Chemist Warehouse leader warning of shortages and citing the panic buying of the early days of the pandemic CWH director Mario …
Docs push ‘terrible policy’
The RACGP has weighed into calls for double dispensing ahead of the May Federal Budget The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners says that allowing 60-day scripts would halve dispensing …
The week in review
Double dispensing, pharmacist prescribing and women in pharmacy were all key issues which made the news this week We heard that some health practitioners have had their details stolen in …
Your Say: how readers reacted to double dispensing
The AJP has been inundated with comments about the move to introduce 60-day dispensing: here’s what you had to say Last week, draft Budget papers revealed that the Albanese Government …