Australia

Pharmacy peak bodies have been accused of scaremongering on changes to prescription medicines. Up to six million Australians will be able to pay less for medicines,...

Millions of Australians with chronic medical conditions will find it much cheaper to obtain medicines under a new measure to be included in next...

Patients must be put before profits, warns a peak body representing doctors as pressure mounts for the federal budget to address rising medical costs.   Treasurer...

Australia's biggest pharmacy chain has joined a medicinal cannabis joint venture that plans to deliver its first products across its network in the coming months. Wellnex Life...

Greater prescribing powers for pharmacists has widened the rift between doctors who fear for patient safety and pharmacists who say it will ease pressure...

More than 1.6 million discounted prescriptions were filled in January after the maximum co-payment for the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme was discounted.  The gap reduction from $42.50...

Australians are delaying seeing a doctor or filling a script due to the rising costs of health care, according to a new report.  Prime Minister...

A war of words has erupted between the peak bodies for general practitioners and community pharmacy owners, with one side accused of whipping up a media...

Nurses, paramedics and allied health professionals will soon be included in the delivery of primary care as Medicare faces the biggest overhaul in its...

Australia's peak medical body is calling on the federal government to consider onshore antibiotic manufacturing amid supply shortages across the country. More than 300 medications...