NPSA Chair Richard Vincent was a guest speaker at the APP 2023 “The State of the Industry” panel session on March 24. He spoke about the post-pandemic opportunities across the industry and the need to grow the scope of practice within community pharmacy supported always by the NPSA members who are experts in health logistics. By partnering … [Read more...]

As a guest panelist NPSA Chair Richard Vincent details the comprehensive decade of member company investment in health infrastructure and sets out the avoidable threats to supply chain and pharmacy efficiency on a range of fronts including: vaccine contracts, the National Medicines Traceability Framework, and unintended consequences of … [Read more...]

Guest panellist Richard Vincent, Chair of NPSA, explains it is essential that NPSA members are central to decision making in health logistics and that their collective value is understood.  Our business is singularly focused on health. We are the experts in supporting pharmacy and its customers in supply chain management. The transcript follows … [Read more...]

The Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement (7CPA) is a five year agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. It supports consumer access to Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines and related services through community pharmacies across Australia. The 7CPA … [Read more...]

TGA consultation on medicines shortages A key point in NPSA’s submission is that exclusive distribution monopoly risks medicines shortages for Australian consumers as should it fail, for whatever reason, there is no contingency. You can download the complete submission here: NPSA submission TGA consulation on Management & Communication of … [Read more...]