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Safer surgery in sight
An Australia-first Perioperative Medicines Guide is coming in early 2027, says AdPha A new Advanced Pharmacy Australia-Council of Australian Therapeutic Advisory Groups project has been announced on the eve of …
‘Care, commitment and professionalism’
TerryWhite Chemmart Compounding Ainslie is the Pharmacy Guild’s ACT Community Pharmacy of the Year TerryWhite Chemmart Compounding Ainslie is the 2027 ACT Community Pharmacy of the Year, the Pharmacy Guild …
AI needs patient-level data to be ‘clinically useful’: study
Artificial intelligence for identifying drug-drug interactions (DDIs) remains at an “early stage” of translational readiness, scoping review finds Artificial intelligence (AI) for identifying DDIs has achieved “substantial” methodological development, a …
Allowing clozapine access ‘closer to home’
PBAC recommends change to facilitate patients obtaining supply from a community pharmacy sooner after discharge, rather than having to attend a hospital pharmacy Community pharmacies may soon be facilitating clozapine …
Email compromise the top cyber threat: underwriter
More than half of all insurance claims relating to cyber incidents stem from business email compromise, a new report reveals Data from the Cyber Claims Data Report 2026 from Emergence …
Rural health commissioner gives partial blessing for prescribing
Proposals to enable pharmacists to prescribe S8 medicines are being rejected by the National Rural Health Commissioner The Pharmacy Board of Australia is being urged to drop plans to give …
‘We have a clear plan’: Sigma
Cost-of-living pressures are driving a shift in consumer buying behaviours, but Sigma Healthcare is reporting double-digit sales growth both domestically and across its international store network Sigma’s Chemist Warehouse branded …
New guidance on reported penicillin allergy
Pharmacists are well placed to begin discussions with patients who believe they are allergic to penicillin, one expert says New guidelines, training and resources are aimed at supporting health professionals …
World news wrapup: 22 October 2026
Owner’s horror as pharmacy burns in Paris riots; young Italian pharmacists work to address woeful graduate retainment rate; concern over South Korean star’s viral performances Paris, France: Odelia Sitbon, a …
Sigma/CWH ‘only just beginning’ its evolution: Verrocchi
Sigma Healthcare’s largest shareholder has no plans to divest his stake in the company he wants to become “a truly international healthcare powerhouse” Less than two years after its merger …
MS-2 Step change to make a real difference: sponsor
The TGA has extended the approved use of MS-2 Step (mifepristone and misoprostol) MS-2 Step is now approved for early medical abortion up to 70 days (10 weeks) of pregnancy, …
Guild warns against extrapolating doc error data
Medical indemnity insurer Avant has released new research into prescribing errors made by doctors, and urged governments to stop expanding pharmacist prescribing Nine Media outlets including the Sydney Morning Herald …