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The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
The health minister, Mark Butler, on Monday announced Australians will have expanded access to some medicines from 1 October, saving $130m a year in out-of-pocket costs. Continue reading.
The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry
APRIL 25, 2023
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading. The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has already lent support for the campaign, encouraging patients to ask pharmacists how “the proposed changes will impact you as a customer and them as a local small business”.
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The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry
JUNE 8, 2023
Meanwhile, the Australian Medical Association has labelled the Pharmacy Guild’s opposition to the new rules a “sick joke”. Meanwhile, the Australian Medical Association has labelled the Pharmacy Guild’s opposition to the new rules a “sick joke”.
The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry
JUNE 20, 2023
The guild’s claims are outlined in a pair of reports it released this week – a technical report by Tulipwood Advisory and the Relational Insights Data Lab at Griffith University and a “companion report” by an economist and columnist at the Australian newspaper, Henry Ergas. Continue reading.
The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
It would be a mistake for Australia to narrow its health reform agenda to ignore access to new medicines The new year has brought with it an increased focus on Medicare reform to ensure it remains fit for purpose.
The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry
MAY 16, 2023
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading. The government says allowing people to buy two months’ worth of medicine for the price of a one-month prescription will save patients up to $180 a year for each medicine.
The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry
MAY 3, 2023
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading. The guild says while some medicines might be widely available in certain strengths, other dosages of the same medicines are scarce, affecting 133 medicines.
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