Speaking with Carlene McMaugh the host of the AJP Podcast, Chris Brooker reflects on the biggest stories of the last 12 months and discusses the potential key issues facing the pharmacy sector in 2025. 

Tensions between the community pharmacy sector and the federal government were at a high at the start of 2024, following the introduction of 60-day dispensing in September 2023 (1 min 04). 

Despite the hostile relationship between the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the government, Brooker noted that there were several successes for the profession, with the Pharmacy Guild of Australia securing a “very good” deal in the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (2:14), while the profession’s scope of practice continued to expand. 

The implementation of the National Immunisation Program Vaccination in Pharmacy (NIPVIP) program in January was another ‘win’ for the sector and the community, despite dire warnings from medical groups (3:09). 

Other topics discussed include: 

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