An evaluation of the Australian Community Pharmacy Agreement from a public policy perspective: industry policy cloaked as health policy?

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An evaluation of the Australian Community Pharmacy Agreement from a public policy perspective: industry policy cloaked as health policy?

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BackgroundA series of Community Pharmacy Agreements (Agreements) between the Federal government and a pharmacy-owners' body, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia (PGA) have been influential policy in Australian community pharmacy (CP) since 1990. While ostensibly to support the public's access and use of medicines, the core elements of the Agreements have been remuneration for dispensing and rules that limit the establishment of new pharmacies. Criticism has focused on the self-interest of pharmac...

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2023-06

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Jackson, John K / Scahill, Shane L / Mintrom, Michael / Kirkpatrick, Carl M

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https://hdl.handle.net/2292/65268

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Community pharmacy / Medicines access / Pharmacy practice / Policy theory / 3214 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences / 32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences / 4206 Public Health / 42 Health Sciences / Clinical Research / 8 Health and social care services research / 8.1 Organisation and delivery of services / 8.3 Policy, ethics, and research governance / 3 Good Health and Well Being

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