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The week in review
Commonwealth funding for qualified pharmacist prescribers, the push for higher full scope pay and sunscreen reforms were among the topics our readers engaged with this week Pharmacies will be paid …
Rising asthma deaths prompt best practice reminder
As asthma deaths hit a 10-year high, a leading respiratory researcher says community pharmacists can play a “much bigger” role in helping patients manage the condition National figures indicate asthma …
Pharmacy focused on future of primary care
Guild’s Pharmacy Groups Symposium closes with a call for health ministers to give the profession certainty on the endorsement for the use of scheduled medicines State and Territory health ministers …
Nature’s Sunshine joins Andrographis recall
TGA announces recall of 34th Andrographis-containing product NSW-based health supplements brand, Nature’s Sunshine, is the latest sponsor to withdraw a product containing Andrographis paniculata from the market. Nature’s Sunshine Andrographis has become the …
Anaphylaxis cluster sparks new peptide warning
A recent death and a string of anaphylaxis notifications linked to unapproved peptides have prompted a health department to re-issue clinical guidance Clinicians have been encouraged to have “open, non-judgemental …
Flashback Friday: A ‘hard and strenuous time’
It’s October 1916, and the Great War is raging – and pharmacists say it’s “pretty rough” in the trenches, while back home the AJP wants unity to eradicate charlatans First, …
‘The gold standard of clinical pharmacy’
Clinical trials pharmacist Camille Boland has been presented with the Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award The Tasmanian pharmacist who introduced Australia’s first unit-based clinical pharmacy service has been recognised for more …
‘This is the domain of advanced pharmacy’
Some of pharmacy’s best and brightest were recognised with a number of awards from AdPha, including resident of the year and the KC Leong Memorial registrar of the year Advanced …
‘What if?’ asks award-winning clinical trials pharmacist
A national leader in clinical trials pharmacy, Romana Cecchele has been awarded the AdPha Medal of Merit Cecchele has transformed how hospitals deliver investigational medicines and helped improve patient access …
Ahpra celebrates ‘early answers’ over notifications
The registration scheme strategy, new protections for complainants and the publication of professional misconduct of a sexual nature are changing how regulators manage notifications Across the 2025/26 financial year, Ahpra …
Reflection ‘reminded me that healthcare is constantly evolving’
Healthcare concerns that may seem “insurmountable” can be solved if members of the different professions work together – and with technology, says pharmacist politician Assistant minister for mental health and …