In its submissions to the Review, NPSA makes the case for why medicines wholesaling in Australia has worked so well up to now; what is at risk if the status quo is maintained; and how wholesaling under the PBS can be improved. A briefing note is here. NPSA’s submissions to the Review are here and here. A link to the Interim Report from the … [Read more...]
‘In stock’ – by Michael Tatchell in the AJP
Dr Michael Tatchell examines the importance the CSO plays in patient healthcare. To read the article click here Michael Tatchell AJP article September 2013.pdf The Australian Journal of Pharmacy vol.100 September 2013 … [Read more...]
‘Lessons from overseas’ by Michael Tatchell in the AJP
Dr Michael Tatchell examines pharmaceutical wholesaling in the UK, Europe and the United States and asks what lessons Australia can learn from their experiences. To read the article click here Michael Tatchell AJP article August 2013.pdf The Australian Journal of Pharmacy vol.99 August 2013 … [Read more...]
’24 hours’ by Michael Tatchell in the AJP
Dr Michael Tatchell speaks to employees of Symbion to illustrate the lengths to which the wholesalers go to ensure medicines make it to pharmacies – and to patients – within 24 hours of the pharmacy order’s cut off time. To read the article click here Michael Tatchell AJP article June 2013.pdf. Published in The Australian Journal of … [Read more...]
Money saver – the third article from Dr Michael Tatchell in the May edition of AJP
In the third instalment of his series about the Community Service Obligation (CSO), Dr Michael Tatchell asks the question—what would be the consequences for patient health if there were no CSO in place? To read the article click here Michael Tatchell AJP article May 2013.pdf The Australian Journal of Pharmacy vol.96 May 2013 … [Read more...]