Headlines
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Medicare for pharmacists?
Friday | Feb 8 2019A new Medicare payment for non-dispensing pharmacists to provide medication management services to patients with complex care requirements has been proposed by the Allied Health Reference Group working on the government's Medicare Benefits Scheme (MBS) Review.
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CMA calls for health check
Friday | Feb 8 2019COMPLEMENTARY Medicines Australia (CMA) has urged the Government to evaluate whether regulatory reforms under the TGA's Medicines and Medical Devices Review are being "appropriately implemented".
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Advantage buys Nadglen
Thursday | Feb 7 2019ADVANTAGE Pharmacy Group's Queensland-based wholesale offshoot Arana Pharmacueticals has announced the acquisition of NSW pharmacy wholesaler Nadglen Pharmaceuticals.
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Guild slams GP “lunacy”
Thursday | Feb 7 2019THE release of the recent Productivity Commission report on primary and community health in Australia (PD 31 Jan 2019) has "exposed the lunacy of suggestions by doctor commentators that prescription pack sizes be increased to reduce the need for patients to visit their local community pharmacy as often," according to Pharmacy Guild Executive Director David Quilty.
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PSA urges MBS payments
Wednesday | Feb 6 2019THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has proposed adding pharmacists to the list of eligible allied health professionals able to deliver services funded by the Medicare Benefits Scheme to patients with chronic diseases.
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First 6CPA claims paid by PPA
Tuesday | Feb 5 2019THE newly established Pharmacy Programs Administrator (PPA) (PD 01 Feb 2018) has advised that the first claims have been received, processed and paid via the new Registration and Claiming Portal.
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Guild calls for co-pay cut
Tuesday | Feb 5 2019THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has called upon the Federal Government to reduce patient co-payments for medicines, to meet its own stated goal of managing the affordability of medicines.
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PSSt…cheque this out!
Monday | Feb 4 2019THE National Australian Pharmacy Students Association presented this gigantic novelty cheque to the Pharmacists' Support Service at last month's NAPSA Congress in Adelaide.
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Self care investment call
Monday | Feb 4 2019THE Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) has released its pre-budget submission to the Federal Government calling for greater investment in self care, elevation of health literacy to a national priority and incentives to increase access to medicines.
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New era for 6CPA programs
Friday | Feb 1 2019THE new Pharmacy Programs Administrator website, Registration and Claiming Portal, and Support Centre went live at 9am today, meaning there are new processes for all claims associated with 6th Community Pharmacy Agreement programs effective immediately.
