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Pharmacists get power to alter prescriptions under controversial trial
11 January 2017 - Pharmacists will have the power to alter prescriptions for patients with chronic conditions like asthma in ...
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 19 Dec 2016
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2016
19 December 2016 - The National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2016 was introduced into the House of Representatives on ...
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 07 Dec 2016
Review of pharmacy remuneration and regulation - pharmacy financial survey update
7 December 2016 - In response to concerns amongst some pharmacy owners regarding the intended purpose of the Review’s Pharmacy ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Dec 2016
Review of pharmacy remuneration and regulation - pharmacy financial survey
2 December 2016 - In his December Message from the Chair, Prof Stephen King extends an invitation to all Australian ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Nov 2016
Graeme Samuel urges cuts to price-fixing prostheses list
8 November 2016 - A top consultant to the federal government on health reform, former competition boss Graeme Samuel, has ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Oct 2016
Review of pharmacy remuneration and regulation
31 October 2016 - In his most recent Message from the Chair, Prof Stephen King has thanked all those who ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Oct 2016
Health cost cuts to ease pain on premiums
19 October 2016 - Health funds will be under pressure to rein in insurance premiums after Health Minister Sussan Ley ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2016
Sussan Ley’s new push on prosthesis pricing
18 October 2016 - Market forces may be used to bring down the cost of prostheses in the private sector, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Oct 2016
Drugs and manners of administration that meet the F2/multi-brand criteria (30 month clock for originator removal calculation) for the 2017 April Cycle
14 October 2016 - A list of drugs and manners of administration that meet the F2/multi-brand criteria (30 month clock for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Oct 2016
Panadol Osteo price hike statement ambiguous but not misleading: ACCC
10 October 2016 - Statements linking a price increase of Panadol Osteo to its removal from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme were ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Sep 2016
Live national webcast of review of pharmacy remuneration and regulation
1 September 2016 - The review panel will host a live national webcast from Canberra on 7 September 2016 at 7:00pm ...