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Finding those with influence
Help us identify the most influential people in pharmacy today How does one define influence? According to the Macquarie Dictionary it is: “1. invisible or insensible action exerted by one …
Belly pain unpacked: food, stress and stomach spasms
Dr Brett MacFarlane and A/Prof Treasure McGuire discuss functional abdominal cramping pain and food and stress triggers 11 August 2026 | 7.00pm-8.00pm AEST Did you know that around 30% of Australian …
Funding call for embedding pharmacists in ACCHOs
Expert questions lack of action on recommendation to fund embedding non-dispensing pharmacists in Aboriginal primary care services Embedding pharmacists into Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) will deliver benefits to …
National interoperability baseline for digital health
The Australian Digital Health Agency has mandated new national interoperability standards for connections to My Health Record The move will strengthen clinical safety across Australia’s digital health system, the agency …
The week in review
The effect of international affairs on Australian drug pricing, the need for education about pharmacy and a backlash against vaccination work were all big stories this week We reported on …
AMA calls for deferral of endorsement for pharmacist prescribers
Plans to enable pharmacists to autonomously prescribe Schedule 4 and S8 medicines jeopardises patient safety, the AMA warns Moves to implement an endorsement for pharmacists to prescribe independently should be put on …
‘We’re seeing some really significant issues’
Unregulated peptides are causing increasing concern for regulators, with serious side effects, unknown ingredients and a lack of sterility among the issues they are grappling with. Healthcare professionals have a …
Flashback Friday: When is a door fastened?
We looked at whether a pharmacy truly counted as being closed when the door remained unlocked, in a legal case from 1966 It’s August 1966, and the Australasian Journal of …
What do patients with frailty want?
Digital tools can help older adults with pre-frailty and frailty obtain nutrition education that will help their conditions – but patients need input, research shows Flinders University researchers say such …
Hospital identifies ‘need for an extended hours clinical pharmacy service’
The lack of after-hours pharmacy services at a major regional hospital has been highlighted in a coroner’s findings about a man who died after a medication error While the man’s …
‘Everybody assumes somebody else knows what’s going on.’
A Sydney pharmacist researcher believes the profession could reduce medication harm by “connecting the gaps” in transitions of care Kingston Yeung, a PhD candidate from the University of Sydney, shared …
Census data matters: Guild
Guild targets census to shift perceptions of pharmacy from a retail business to a healthcare service provider Community pharmacists urged to “use language that reflects the healthcare role” of the …
Guild renews vaccine call as ED cases spike
With NSW facing high emergency presentations, the Guild put out a reminder to get vaccinated for seasonal viruses and visit trained pharmacists for a range of other health conditions The …