‘Patchwork of pilots’ not good enough
AdPha calls for nationally consistent, fit-for-purpose pharmacist prescribing in team-based care Advanced Pharmacy Australia’s new position paper on pharmacist prescribing says prescribing of PBS-subsided medicines should be considered a priority. …
Poll: The fuel crisis and you
With the country at Level Two of its national four-level fuel security plan, what changes are you making to your everyday pharmacy-related travel? Speaking at the Viva Refinery in Geelong, …
‘It’s great to see you take a stand’
Staff at a NSW pharmacy arrived for work one Saturday morning to find that it had been boarded up by their landlord As staff at the Woolgoolga Coastal Chemist near …
Mind the gap: pharmacist funding needs consideration
Safe in-home care provided by pharmacists needs to be appropriately funded, says one stakeholder group Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has provided a submission to the Pricing framework for Australian Support …
Could pharmacy services impact practitioner safety?
As pharmacists’ work takes them further into one-on-one work with patients, are they increasingly at risk of sexual and other harassment? Pharmacists providing services such as home medicines reviews and …
Pharmacists thank ‘genuine friend’ of the sector
Outgoing health minister highlights how pharmacy scope policy has helped women The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Victoria Branch has thanked the state’s minister for health, Mary-Anne Thomas, after she announced …
Alcohol and other drugs care ‘very fragmented’
A pharmacist expert in addiction medicine has addressed a parliamentary hearing into alcohol and drug harms, saying pharmacists are needed to fill crucial gaps Professor Suzanne Nielsen FANZCAP (AddMed, Research), …
Addictive medicines stolen in ‘heartbreaking’ incident
Two alleged robbers may not have had a good entry plan when they robbed a Melbourne pharmacy, but they knew which drugs to target Channel Nine has reported on the …
PBS knockback ‘discriminates against a low socioeconomic, regional community’
A WA Nationals member has written to the health minister demanding he rethink a decision not to allow a pharmacy PBS access Nationals member for Central Wheatbelt Lachlan Hunter has …
Telehealth could help as fuel crisis bites: Naunton
One pharmacy group is in urgent talks with the Health Department in the wake of the fuel crisis, hoping that more flexibility can help Following prime minister Anthony Albanese’s address …
Informing patients in the era of fake news
One pharmacist and content creation expert has told pharmacists how they can cut through the “fake news” of misinformation – and disinformation – online and off For its recent MedsAware: …
World news wrapup: 2 April 2026
Third drink driving offence gets British pharmacist a suspension; CVS trials new “apothecary-style” locations; Irish town highlights Sunday rota problem Telford, England: Pharmacy Magazine reports that following his third conviction …