Flashback Friday: ‘The fight is on’
Pharmacists must hold firm to ensure the survival of the profession’s independence in the face of external threats It’s May 1950, and the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy is urging pharmacists …
Election round-up: Parties’ pharmacy, student, business promises
As Australians go to the ballot box, here’s where the major parties stand on pharmacy, broader healthcare, student and small business pledges Pharmacy became an early focus of both the …
Vaccine call for World Immunisation Week
The PSA is again encouraging Australians to be vaccinated against preventable diseases… and thanks pharmacists With vaccine-preventable diseases on the rise, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is reminding Australians …
Colic reliever recall
Insufficient evidence prompts TGA recall of colic relief device BlissBaby is recalling all batches of its Flatus tube single-use – Lufti Colic Reliever, after the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) …
Sole names move
The TGA has issued a reminder that dual-labelled ingredient names will be moving to sole names from May 2025 While dual labelling ended for most ingredient names on 30 April …
The week in review
Pharmacists’ views on 60-day dispensing changes and 8CPA, climbing flu and measles rates and ‘wrong patient’ incidents were among the topics that captured readers this week Community pharmacists are feeling …
The week in review
Long-awaited pay rise for award pharmacists, Chemist Warehouse franchisees hit sell again and the AI promise in healthcare were among the stories that had pharmacists talking this week It was …
CWH franchisees hit ‘sell’ – again
Institutional investors snap up Sigma shares, as Chemist Warehouse franchisees cash-in Close to 100 million Sigma Healthcare shares were traded before the opening bell rang on Monday (14 April 2025), …
The week in review
‘The Chemist Warehouse effect’ on pharmacy spend, redundancies after pharmatech fraud claim and why a compounder entered a semaglutide undertaking were among the top stories this week Almost half of …
National vacancy for professional officer
PDL is seeking applications for a new professional officer As Australia’s first national pharmacy body, PDL (Pharmaceutical Defence Limited) was established in 1912 by pharmacists, for pharmacists. Now, over 110 …
The week in review
Pharmatech rising star falls into administration, increasing flu numbers and renewed calls for domestic manufacturing were among the stories that had pharmacists talking this week StrongRoom AI, the pharmatech company …
Off-label prescribing, medication errors focus of review
National review on prescribing considers use of unregistered medicines, and risk of errors during transitions of care Ahpra is considering updating its National Prescribing Competencies Framework and off-label prescribing is …