Pharmacy
Professional Programs and Services
These are the programs and services funded under the Fourth Community Pharmacy Agreement, listed by the five key program groups.
The Fourth Community Pharmacy Agreement includes up to $568 million for Professional Programs and Services. There are five (5) key program groups.
1. Better Community Health ($260 million)
- Quality Care Pharmacy Program- Dose Administration Aids Program
- Patient Medication Profiles
- Practice Change Incentive Scheme
- Diabetes Pilot Program
- Asthma Pilot Program
- Improved Counselling for Dispensing of Emergency Contraception
- Prevention of Communicable Diseases
- Research and Development
2. e-Health ($20 million)
- Broadband for Health: Pharmacy Program- Pharmacy Connectivity Incentive Program
3. Medication Reviews ($150.3 million)
- Residential Medication Management Reviews Program- Home Medicine Reviews Program
- Medication Management Reviews Facilitators Program
- Medication Management Reviews Accreditation Incentives Program
4. Rural Programs ($110.7 million)
- Rural Pharmacy Workforce Program- Rural Pre-Registration Allowance Program
- Rural Pharmacy Maintenance Allowance/Start up and Succession Allowances
5. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Programs ($27 million)
- Quality Use of Medicines Maximised for Aborigianl and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Program- Section 100 Support Allowances
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Undergraduate Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Assistant Scholarship Scheme
