Mar 08, 2016 Unprecedented stock management and cashflow challenges Community pharmacies face a challenging nine months as the additional PBS reform savings that were required by the Federal Government during last year’s Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement (6CPA) negotiations take effect. On 1 April, the Government will, for the first time, reduce the price of a…

There is an ongoing need for genuine primary health care reform, and the Guild is actively playing a part in the national debate about the direction that reform needs to take. As part of this dialogue, a Guild delegation – including myself and National President George Tambassis – was pleased to meet this week with…

It is time for doctors and pharmacists to unite in demanding a national system for the Electronic Recording and Reporting of Controlled Drugs (ERRCD). For too long, governments have dawdled and blame shifted, instead of putting this vital medication management tool in place. Coroners in virtually every jurisdiction have consistently called for an ERRCD to…