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Push to free up GPs with more pharmacist prescriptions

Letting pharmacists write medication scripts could save $1 billion in health costs and free up 10 million GP visits a year, a report has found.

Pharmacists push for new bowel screening approach

Pharmacists push for new bowel screening approach

Pharmacists are advocating for a new strategy on bowel cancer screening due to Australia's failure to meet targets.

Billion-dollar deal the right prescription for chemists

Billion-dollar deal the right prescription for chemists

After drawn-out negotiations, the government and pharmacies have locked in a five-year deal that will provide an extra $3 billion to the sector.

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New COVID-19 vaccines hit pharmacy shelves

Two new COVID-19 vaccines targeting the new Omicron variant of the virus are now available in Australian pharmacies around the nation.

Prescription pilot just the tonic for pharmacists

Pharmacists will be able to prescribe medications and administer more vaccines under a pilot program being expanded throughout Queensland.

Will hundreds of Australian pharmacies close over dispensing changes or is it just a scare campaign?

We look at how the claims of potentially 20,000 job losses, medicine shortages and billion-dollar revenue falls stack up

The Guardian - AU

Pharmacy jobs at risk with dispensing change: report

The decision to allow people to purchase two months' worth of medicines from a single prescription could cost up to 20,000 pharmacy jobs, a report has found.

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Medicine shortage fears are a scare campaign: Butler

Medicine shortage fears are a scare campaign: Butler

Health Minister Mark Butler has accused pharmacy peak bodies of scaremongering on upcoming changes to prescription medicines.

Prescription medicine costs set to ease

Prescription medicine costs set to ease

Almost 90 million Australians will soon pay less for their prescription medicines if a proposal to change existing laws passes federal parliament.

Pharmacies want over-the-counter COVID-19 antiviral access in Australia, as more people look to take oral treatments

Pharmacies want over-the-counter COVID-19 antiviral access in Australia, as more people look to take oral treatments

Two COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments have been approved for use in Australia, and some say they should be more readily available.

Daniel Lewis honoured as much-loved and valued employee of Cooleman Court Pharmacy

Daniel Lewis honoured as much-loved and valued employee of Cooleman Court Pharmacy

Daniel welcomes everyone who visits the pharmacy and is the resident expert on robotics

The Canberra Times

More senior Australians to get cheaper health care and medication under $70m Coalition election pitch

More senior Australians to get cheaper health care and medication under $70m Coalition election pitch

The Coalition is promising to spend $70 million over four years to give an extra 50,000 older Australians access to the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card. Labor says it will match the commitment.

As cost-of-living pressures bite, reset of Pharmaceuticals Benefits Scheme co-payments needed, experts say

As cost-of-living pressures bite, reset of Pharmaceuticals Benefits Scheme co-payments needed, experts say

Rick Parsons had two heart attacks and has type 2 diabetes, so taking regular medications are often all that stands between living and dying.

Pharmacy Guild to launch website to find rapid antigen tests after 'market failure'

Pharmacy Guild to launch website to find rapid antigen tests after 'market failure'

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia will launch its own website to help consumers find rapid antigen tests, as demand outstrips supply and prices at some retailers soar.

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Rapid antigen tests: Australian consumers miss out as government and big business snap up supplies

Pharmacy Guild says huge orders diverting supplies away from consumers as Greg Hunt labels claim federal government is requisitioning tests ‘a plain lie’

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