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No need to stockpile medicines says MA Chief
19 March 2020 - Medicines Australia CEO Elizabeth de Somer has echoed calls by the Prime Minister Scott Morrison, for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Mar 2020
Stop panic buying medicines: pharmacists warn
4 March 2020 - The Pharmacy Guild has warned Australians panic buying of medicines will only make existing supply issues ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Mar 2020
Changes to dispensing frequency rules and ‘stat’ medicines list
2 March 2020 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal about the frequency of dispensing of pharmaceuticals in the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Feb 2020
Pharmacists, patients are stuck in the middle of a profit-before-all-else pharmacy racket
24 February 2020 - The news that chaos reigns inside chain pharmacies, putting patients at risk, may have come as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Feb 2020
How chaos at chain pharmacies is putting patients at risk
31 January 2020 - For Alyssa Watrous, the medication mix-up meant a pounding headache, nausea and dizziness. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jan 2020
Survey finds 87 percent of pharmacists concerned about medicine supply post-Brexit
29 January 2020 - New findings reveal that the majority of pharmacists are worried about the supply of medicine to the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jan 2020
The pharmacist is out: supermarkets close pharmacy counters
26 January 2020 - Regional grocery chains get squeezed by consolidation, shrinking profits in prescription drugs. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jan 2020
Amazon Australia signals pharmacy foray with new trademark application
14 January 2020 - The local arm of retail giant Amazon has filed a trademark for the term "Amazon Pharmacy", ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jan 2020
New FDA approved cystic fibrosis medicine, Trikafta, among other specialty drugs available through AllianceRx Walgreens Prime
6 January 2020 - Cystic fibrosis patients have access to breakthrough medicine through limited network of specialty pharmacies. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Oct 2019
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 01 Oct 2019
Variation in prescription drug prices by retail pharmacy type: a national cross-sectional study
1 October 2019 - Cash prices for prescription drugs vary widely in the United States. ...
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 ...