MEDIA RELEASE 20 NOVEMBER 2019 - Members of the NPSA have adjusted delivery schedules and seconded other resources to deliver essential medicines during the unprecedented bushfire emergency in New South Wales and Queensland. Team members at Symbion, Sigma and API warehouses along the eastern seaboard have been remapping distribution routes and … [Read more...]
Wholesalers set the record straight in the West
MEDIA RELEASE 5 AUGUST 2019 - The National Pharmaceutical Services Association (NPSA) has used the 2019 WA Pharmacy Forum, which was held last week, to set the record the straight on the true cost and value of the work CSO wholesalers do in ensuring all Australians have equitable access to medicines. For just 6.5% of total PBS spend, CSO … [Read more...]
Letter from Health Minister Greg Hunt
The NPSA welcomes a letter it recently received from Health Minister Greg Hunt, which reaffirmed the Coalition’s support for the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS) and for the work of Australia’s pharmaceutical wholesalers in delivering timely, reliable and affordable access to medicines in collaboration with the broader PBS supply … [Read more...]
Bipartisan show of support acknowledges critical contributions of wholesalers
MEDIA RELEASE 12TH MAY 2018 - The National Pharmaceutical Services Association (NPSA) – the peak body representing Australia’s full-line CSO wholesalers – welcomes recent commitments by both major parties to the future of the pharmaceutical supply chain ahead of next week’s Federal Election. The NPSA recently received a letter from Health … [Read more...]
NPSA statement on CSO announcement
MEDIA RELEASE 31 March 2019 - The National Pharmaceutical Services Association (NPSA) welcomes the recent Federal Government announcement that its four member organisations – Sigma Healthcare, Symbion, Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) and NPD (National Pharmacies) – have been reappointed to participate in the Community Service Obligation … [Read more...]