ALTHOUGH the fine details of
the Fifth Community Pharmacy
Agreement won’t be released until
next week, it’s understood that
yesterday’s signing of the pact also
resolves the impasse over funding
of chemotherapy programs.
A 2008 budget measure which
proposed to change the way that
chemotherapy medications are
reimbursed under the PBS to a
dose-based system, has been on
hold for some time pending the
resolution of the Fifth Agreement.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 04 May 10 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 04 May 10
AUSTRALIA’S Health Minister, Mark Butler (pictured) addressed hundreds of delegates at APP2024 last Fri to highlight what had been achieved by signing the Heads of Agreement for the eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) (PD 14 Mar).
THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has praised a move by the Queensland Government to allow trained pharmacists to dispense hormonal contraception to women 16 years and older across the state from Jul 2024.
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