The National Pharmaceutical Services Association (NPSA) has warned that reliable access to vital medicines will be threatened if others in the industry move to an exclusive direct distribution model. This follows media reports that almost one-third of pharmaceutical industry representatives are considering moving to a Pfizer Direct type … [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...]
Good health; good economics; good policy – the CSO in practice
Professor Ian Harper is one of Australia's best known economists. Professor Harper presented at APP 2013 on the importance of the CSO. To read a summary of his presentation click here APP2013_IanHarper_Summary_12042013.pdf. … [Read more...]
Going the extra mile
The Community Service Obligation and the wholesalers which support it ensured pharmacies affected by the recent Queensland floods were able to keep serving their patients depsite entire towns being cut off. Read the Australian Journal of Pharmacy article from Dr Michael Tatchell here The Australian Journal of Pharmacy vol.95 April 2013 … [Read more...]