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A majority of locals in NSW rural towns want rules changed to allow discount chemists
27 October 2019 - A new deal with chemists is set to force the price of medicines up even though a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2019
Health Minister Greg Hunt considering 'supervised prescribing' by pharmacists
17 October 2019 - Health Minister Greg Hunt is considering "supervised prescribing" by pharmacists to ease pressure on the health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Oct 2019
Pay pharmacists to improve our health, not just supply medicines
10 October 2019 - When you have a medicine dispensed at your local pharmacy under the PBS, two things happen. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Sep 2019
Pharmacists want women to save a trip to the doctor
25 September 2019 - A simple plan could save women hundreds of dollars and the Federal Government $22 million a year. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Sep 2019
A new deal protects Australians chemists at the expense of patients
22 September 2019 - Australia’s 3000 pharmacy owners have a government guaranteed monopoly that is pushing up medicine prices and the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Sep 2019
'Ridiculous' to force women to visit GP for a repeat pill prescription, pharmacists say
6 September 2019 - The Pharmacy Guild has urged Health Minister Greg Hunt to kick-start a process to allow women ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Sep 2019
Pharmacy face off: Chemist Warehouse’s push to provide free prescription medicine
4 September 2019 - Australia’s largest pharmacy retailer, Chemist Warehouse, is offering to provide free prescription medicine, if restrictive rules ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2019
Free prescriptions blocked by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia
3 September 2019 - Australia’s largest pharmacy chain has offered to provide free prescription medicines if restrictive rules are changed. But ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Sep 2019
Australians paying more for their medication after prescription changes knocked back
2 September 2019 - Aussies are paying double for this essential product. But one powerful group is doing everything to keep ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Aug 2019
'We're not selling fruit and veg here': Why pharmacists, doctors and retailers are fighting over your medicines
30 August 2019 - They have been described as the most powerful lobby group in Australia, feared by politicians from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Aug 2019
How a powerful lobby group is pushing up PBS medicine prices
30 August 2019 - Aussies are being forced to pay up to six times more for vital medicines despite being listed ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Aug 2019
Let pharmacists take the load off GPs
28 August 2019 - Recent proposals to allow pharmacists to take on a greater role to improve access to low ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Aug 2019
Doctors raise the stakes in turf war with pharmacists
26 August 2019 - Doctors have upped the stakes in their turf war with pharmacists, hitting back at a threatened ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Aug 2019
Chemist Warehouse continues store expansion, set to open one of its largest stores yet
22 August 2019 - Chemist Warehouse operates eight stores in New Zealand currently. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Aug 2019
When will the mainstream media attacks end?
19 August 2019 - People calling for relaxation of the location rules are “motivated by self-interest and profit,” says the ...