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Government pharmacy shake-up set to hit Australians’ hip pockets
3 July 2017 - A federal government plan could see some medicine prices soar by more than $8 per prescription ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jul 2017
Over 16,000 Australian children prescribed antipsychotics, PBS data shows
3 July 2017 - A mufti day at school, knee-length shorts and a teenage taunt triggered Kalei's first panic attack. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jul 2017
‘I’d rather be a lab rat than a dead rat’: How Julie beat cancer death sentence
2 July 2017 - The death sentence left her dry retching in a basin in the corner of a doctor’s ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jul 2017
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 July 2017 update
1 July 2017 - The July 2017 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jul 2017
Revised dispensing of PBS items for nursing home residents
30 June 2017 - Commencing July, pharmacists should include the RACFId for the nursing home each time a PBS/RPBS item ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jul 2017
Public Summary Documents - March 2017 PBAC meeting
30 June 2017 - The public summary documents from the March 2017 PBAC meeting are now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jul 2017
Adding more medicines to the PBS to help more patients
30 June 2017 - The Australian Government continues to make medicines available and more affordable for Australians with new listings worth ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jun 2017
Rare cancer sufferers given reprieve with new drug subsidy
30 June 2017 - Sufferers of a rare blood cell cancer will get cheap access to a new drug after ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jun 2017
Shrouded in secrecy: the Pharmacy Guild resists deeper scrutiny
28 June 2017 - For many years, pharmacies have held a favoured place in Australia. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jun 2017
Wagga teen hoping for access to "life-changing" cystic fibrosis medication
28 June 2017 - A Wagga family is hoping a third attempt to have a cystic fibrosis drug subsidised will ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jun 2017
Guild caned on pharmacy review ban
27 June 2017 - The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has been criticised over attempts to boycott an independent review of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jun 2017
Interim report ‘a step backwards’
27 June 2017 - Peak bodies have come together to highlight potential problems with King Review suggestions. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2017
Poor bone health costing Australia billions
26 June 2017 - New analysis released by Osteoporosis Australia estimates fractures caused by brittle bones will cost the health system ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2017
‘Overcharging’ claims give false impression
26 June 2017 - Guild condemns PBS price fixing suggestion as article accuses pharmacies of overcharging. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2017
Has the interim report considered long term supply chain impacts?
23 June 2017 - Medicines Australia welcomes the release of the Interim Report of Pharmacy Review but has concerns about ...