GPs
Pharmacy should get payroll tax exemption: Guild
General practice in Queensland is set to remain exempt from the new payroll tax interpretation 鈥� but what about pharmacy? Both major parties in the state have now confirmed general …
Docs ask for expanded dispensing powers
Pharmacists point out GPs鈥� 鈥渞eimagined take鈥� on antimicrobial stewardship in their bid to have doctor鈥檚 bag powers expanded President of the Australian Medical Association Queensland and former pharmacist Dr Nick …
鈥楲et鈥檚 start with a joke鈥� 鈥� docs lash out at new pharmacy regulator
A new Pharmacy Ownership Council in Queensland launches, bringing it in line with other states 鈥� and is immediately slammed as 鈥渁nti-competitive鈥� by doctors But the AMA has been 鈥渃aught …
Contraception pilot welcomed and criticised
Pilot welcomed, though doctors complain about 鈥済ood retail politics鈥� The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has welcomed the commencement of the Queensland Community Pharmacy Hormonal Contraception Pilot, which it says will …
鈥楢lready we are seeing dozens and dozens and dozens of vape shops closing鈥�
The TGA and Queensland Health have seized more than 10,000 nicotine pouches and hundreds of illicit vaping goods, as health minister promotes change to doctors The Therapeutic Goods Administration has …
GP jab report suggests more data, support for pharmacists
Pharmacists should get more data and support to improve vaccination rates, particularly for older patients, a new report states A new report, 鈥淧atchy protection: How to boost GP鈥檚 patient vaccination …
鈥楶eople shouldn鈥檛 think of pharmacists as the new corner store鈥�
While pharmacy stakeholders have publicly opposed the new vaping legislation, other groups have welcomed the move to make vapes S3 The bill also prohibits the domestic manufacture, supply, commercial possession …
Pilot slammed as 鈥榳orkload shifting鈥�
Pharmacists have no more of a conflict of interest than GPs do when it comes to the Queensland prescribing pilot, a leading pharmacist says Doctor groups continue to lambast the …
鈥榃hy not fund that pharmacist to become a doctor?鈥�
Doctors complain they were not notified by Queensland government that the pharmacy prescribing pilot has begun Outgoing Australian Medical Association president Dr Maria Boulton has spoken to ABC Brisbane鈥檚 Loretta …
Docs demand pharmacy rules Bill rejection
Doctors are yet again calling for the removal of pharmacy ownership and location rules, despite a report countering their objections A Queensland parliamentary committee has recommended supporting the Pharmacy Business …
Pharmacists poised to relieve GP shortage-related backlog
Doctors are complaining that they鈥檝e been left in the dark about the north Queensland scope of practice pilot 鈥� but pharmacists are ready to get started The Australian Medical Association鈥檚 …
Patients getting 60-day scripts without consent: Guild
The Pharmacy Guild is seeking clarification from a leading doctor, regarding her comments on 60-day 鈥渕isinformation鈥� from pharmacists Royal Australian College of General Practitioners national president Dr Nicole Higgins has …