In just three weeks, pharmacy
staff have collected 350,000
signatures on the petition calling
on the House of Representatives to
take action to address the impact
on jobs and patient services of the
election-eve decision to change PBS
pricing arrangements.
Guild executive director, David
Quilty, said: “I wish to congratulate
the thousands of pharmacists
and pharmacy assistants around
Australia for their mammoth effort
highlighting the detrimental impact
of the Government’s shock change
to price disclosure”.
And Guild national president Kos
Sclavos added: “I wish to thank our
patients who are supporting us in
such huge numbers. They know
their services are at risk and they
know the wonderful staff that look
after them each and every day have
their jobs on the line.”The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 29 Aug 13 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 29 Aug 13
DEMENTIA Australia has appointed comedian Geraldine Hickey (pictured) as its newest Ambassador, coinciding with the Melbourne Memory Walk & Jog event taking place this Sun.
NEW research from the Monash Addiction Research Centre has highlighted a critical shortfall in the availability of Naloxone, a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdoses, across community pharmacies in Australia’s most populous states.
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