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Review fundamentally flawed
2 August 2017 - The Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation Review (the King Review) has been hijacked by a combination of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jul 2017
Pharmacy review - an update from the Chair
12 July 2017 - The Chair of the Review Panel, Professor Stephen King, is pleased to release four additional reports ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jul 2017
Serious concerns over true intentions of review
5 July 2017 - Nearly two weeks on from the release of the Interim Report of the Pharmacy Remuneration and ...
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
‘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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jun 2017
Chemists have been overcharging customers for medicines a government review finds
24 June 2017 - The price of the same PBS medicine can vary by up to 200% from shop to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jun 2017
Consumer voice for community pharmacy
22 June 2017 - Consumers would win an important place in future negotiations about government payments to pharmacy owners and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 May 2017
Budget recognises the vital role of community pharmacy
9 May 2017 - The Federal Budget has recognised the vital role of community pharmacy in our health system, with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jan 2017
Taste of their own medicine
4 January 2017 - The Pharmacy Guild of Australia is the most disciplined and cashed-up lobby group in the country. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jan 2017
Pharmacies are a true partnership with the public
5 January 2017 - Terry Barnes' broadside against community pharmacies and the Pharmacy Guild (The Australian Financial Review, January 5) ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Dec 2016
A message from the Panel - Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation
19 December 2016 - In their final communication for the year, the Independent Review Panel conducting the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Dec 2016
Review must avoid change for the sake of change
14 December 2016 - Call me a small “c” conservative if you like, but when it comes to community pharmacy ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Dec 2016
Malcolm Turnbull in new funding fight with the powerful Pharmacy Guild
10 December 2016 - The country's powerful pharmacy lobby is threatening a damning public campaign against the Turnbull government if ...