Pharmacists’ ‘role has never been more vital’: Rockliff
Pharmacies are set to “play an important part as we build a better Tasmania” if the Liberals are re-elected, under an extended hours initiative Premier Jeremy Rockliff has said in …
Suspended dentist may still be presenting himself as registered: Ahpra
Ahpra has taken the extraordinary step of issuing a public statement about a health practitioner in the interest of public health On Monday (16 June 2025), Ahpra issued its first …
Are you the face of vaccination?
The PSA is looking for the face of its first pharmacist vaccination ambassador program This new initiative will see the appointment of a passionate pharmacist as Pharmaceutical Society of Australia …
Stigma, misinformation and ‘a slap in the face’:ADHD in pharmacy
Pharmacists have a key role to play in helping their neurodiverse patients—but when it comes to patients with ADHD, barriers and roadblocks abound. Megan Haggan reports In December 2024, the …
Docs attack ‘dangerous experiments’ in pharmacist prescribing
Doctors slam pharmacist prescribing again, claiming “inherent conflicts of interest” and bypassing of national processes The Australian Medical Association has made a submission to the consultation of the revised National …
‘No wrong door’ for vaccination: Sim
“Time for action”: One stakeholder group calls for the cutting of red tape which holds back pharmacist vaccination The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has renewed its call for national …
Make use of pharmacy in bowel cancer screening: Twomey
A change in how early bowel cancer screening is managed is necessary to boost participation, say pharmacists The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has released its National Bowel …
Flashback Friday: A PBS co-pay increase?
It’s 1985, and pharmacy is shocked at an increase to the PBS co-payment Then Labor treasurer Paul Keating had just delivered a mini-Budget as the AJP put together its June, …
Cultural safety ‘not just lovely conversations’
One leading pharmacist has spoken out about the higher risk posed to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islader patients at transitions of care – and how cultural safety can help reduce …
Transitions of care saw medicines, condition missed
The death of a Top End woman after her depot medication was changed, causing a relapse in her mental health condition, has been investigated by a coroner Judge Elisabeth Armitage …
‘No-one would forgive us for not being prepared’
One leading pharmacist talks about the huge importance of the World Health Organization’s Pandemic Agreement, and its adoption in Australia The general public would be well within its rights not …
Aged Care Act delay welcomed
Stakeholders have welcomed the delayed start of the new Aged Care Act, with one major employer group saying that “reform of this magnitude and importance should not be rushed” Minister …