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Pharmacy Ambassadors
We are now in the final weeks of our campaign to find those who are doing the most to promote the profession of pharmacy We’re now in the final month …
Why paying for expertise is an investment – not a cost
Business brokers, finance experts and legal advisors all provide critical support for pharmacy owners, writes AP Group national sales executive, Chris Swifte When it comes to selling a major asset, …
The week in review
It’s been a huge week in pharmacy, with accessibility, jobs, scope, medicinal cannabis and the status of women all taking turns on centre stage We began the week looking at …
Triple therapy, SABA market growing
What is the cost and utilisation of the inhaler therapies market? Drug utilisation sub-committee investigates the numbers A PBS committee has considered whether reversion to Authority Required (telephone/online) may be …
Two new strains for 2026 flu vaccines
Australian committee releases recommendations for next round of influenza vaccines, with differences to this year’s southern hemisphere and 2025/26 northern hemisphere recommendations The Australian Influenza Vaccine Committee (AIVC) has recommended …
Health accessibility: what Australians want
Pharmacists are the easiest health practitioners for Australians to access, new research by the NAB has found NAB Health has released its Health Insights Report (Part 1) 2025/26 “Health practitioners …
Dementia care in pharmacy practice
Pharmacists are uniquely placed to play a frontline role in supporting timely dementia diagnosis, safe medicine use and dementia-friendly care, writes Leanne Philpott. Dementia is the second leading cause of …
Flashback Friday: Should pharmacists spend less time in the dispensary?
It’s October 1965, Australia has just celebrated Pharmacy Week, and the AJP is excited about its theme, “For Safety Destroy Old Medicines” The theme had been sponsored by the Pharmacy …
Guild director puts culinary skills to the test
Pharmacy Guild of Australia executive director, Gerard Benedet, swapped strategy meetings for the heat of the kitchen to raise funds for OzHarvest Benedet joined nine other business leaders to put …
dRx series: Optimising use of medicines in older people through deprescribing
Amanda Quek and Amy Page
In this new series by Amanda Quek and Dr Amy Page, we take an in-depth look at desprescribing… beginning with the key principles Deprescribing is defined as a person-centred process …
Cannabis prescribing without robust evidence ‘mirrors early trends in opioid use’
Current quality and safety requirements are not sufficient for medicinal cannabis products, say hospital pharmacists As concerns grow among health professionals about the way in which medicinal cannabis is prescribed …
Court backs Council in Blooms dispute
Landmark ruling finds banner group’s licence agreement would give it a financial interest in a prospective member The Supreme Court of NSW has backed the Pharmacy Council of NSW’s decision …
Temazepam replaced with vitamin D in hospital pharmacy
A nurse misappropriated a patient’s temazepam from the hospital pharmacy over Christmas, WA’s State Administrative Tribunal has heard The registered nurse was working at a hospital in Western Australia’s south-east, …