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Securing cheaper medicines and improved patient outcomes through 8th Community Pharmacy Agreement
14 March 2024 - The Albanese Government and Pharmacy Guild of Australia have reached a Heads of Agreement for an ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Mar 2024
Cheaper medicines with twice as many medicines now available for a 60 day prescription
3 March 2024 - The Albanese Government is making medicines cheaper by doubling the number of medicines now available for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Nov 2023
Hormone replacement therapy patch shortages are having a big impact on the women who need them
4 November 2023 - Women are being thrust back into the most severe stages of menopause amid long-running national shortages of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Oct 2023
Fresh hope over discontinued painkiller but patients fear replacement doses are 'useless'
27 October 2023 - Patients with terminal illnesses and painful chronic conditions have been offered hope thanks to a deal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Sep 2023
Pharmacy Guild suspends campaign as 60 day dispensing begins
1 September 2023 - The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has agreed to suspend its campaign against 60 day dispensing after ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Aug 2023
Medicine costs to halve after Labor wins 60 day dispensing vote
10 August 2023 - More than six million Australians will have the cost of their medicines halved within weeks as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Aug 2023
Senate showdown on 60 day dispensing
9 August 2023 - Health Minister Mark Butler has accused the Coalition and Pharmacy Guild of Australia of wanting to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jul 2023
PBS subsidy arrangements for insulin degludec and insulin aspart
7 July 2023 - The Department of Health and Aged Care has made amendments to the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) (Pharmacist ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jul 2023
Pharmacies get major financial boost from 1 July
3 July 2023 - On the 75th anniversary of the Chifley Labor Government’s introduction of the PBS, Australia’s strong and sustainable ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jun 2023
Lower medicine costs for chronic health conditions
23 June 2023 - Under the first stage of the 60 day dispensing policy, eligible Australians living with chronic health conditions ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jun 2023
Medical groups call on MPs to back 60 day prescribing as Labor backbench wobbles
10 June 2023 - A Coalition of peak medical groups has launched a campaign in support of 60 day prescribing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jun 2023
Aussies save almost $100 million on medicines in just five months
5 June 2023 - Australians have saved almost $100 million in just five months, off nearly 9 million prescriptions, thanks ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jun 2023
Mark Butler says Pharmacy Guild breached NDA, but chemists say they were given go ahead by government
1 June 2023 - The Pharmacy Guild says Health Minister Mark Butler’s chief of staff told it to “tell your ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 May 2023
Pharmacists crash Question Time as Albanese Government is slammed over 60 day PBS dispensing change
31 May 2023 - Question Time descended into chaos as Labor and the Coalition clashed over controversial changes to medical prescriptions ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 May 2023
Pharmacy Guild rebuked over scare campaign on medicine shortages
15 May 2023 - A long-time chair of the government’s independent pharmaceutical advisory body has rebuked the powerful pharmacy lobby ...