Is Australia’s scope of care lagging behind?

Nations around the globe used to look to Australia for examples of bold and innovative pharmacy funding projects. But many of our overseas peers...

Blockchain exec pushing for the end of paper prescriptions

Australian laws requiring use of paper documents prevent new technological solutions that could inhibit prescription fraud. That’s the diagnosis of Dr Tal Rapke, chief executive...

Minor Ailments Scheme gets 10/10 from Scottish patients

A new report indicates the ‘undeniable popularity’ of Scotland’s Minor Ailment Scheme (MAS), as support swells amongst pharmacy groups for its implementation in Australia....

Digital transformation with My Health Record

Pharmacists should be actively contributing to patients' My Health Record (MHR) in order to unlock the full potential of digital transformation, said Dr Kenneth...

Listings for biosimilar uptake drivers expanded

Amended prescribing information has been released for two biosimilar uptake drivers listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), as part of the Biosimilar Awareness...

Antibiotic resistance knowledge improving, but more to be done

Almost three-quarters of Australians are aware of the term ‘antibiotic resistance' and one quarter believe that it is affecting us, an NPS MedicineWise survey...