Authority to supply in NSW
NSW chief pharmacist authorises supply without prescription, as flood disaster in NSW continues to unfold Chief pharmacist David Ng announced late Thursday afternoon (22 May 2025) that he has decided …
Pandemic medicine supply coordination must be a focus: Simpson
Pandemic Agreement Agreement will set in train global preparedness against future pandemics, say pharmacists Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has welcomed the adoption of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Pandemic Agreement …
World news wrapup: 22 May 2025
US abandons routine Covid boosters; Kiwi pharmacist sold meds online; pharma company buys 23&Me Washington, D.C. – The Trump administration has decided that yearly Covid jabs will no longer be …
‘Patient safety must come first ahead of pharmacy owner profits’
The Victorian Budget has now been handed down, with a big boost for health – but doctors are unhappy with the approach to utilising pharmacy Following yesterday’s (20 May 2025) …
Penicillin allergy: separating the true from the false
A team of Monash University researchers have successfully piloted an algorithm to identify incorrect penicillin allergy labels and educate patients presenting to community pharmacies Patients are often inappropriately labelled as …
Risperidone: take extra care
The TGA has been receiving increased reports of paediatric dosing error with risperidone “We received 22 adverse event reports in 2024 involving the overdose of risperidone oral solution in Australian …
‘You can’t extend scope without expanding support’
Pharmacists are still expected to shoulder additional responsibilities without extra pay or support staff, warns one organisation Professional Pharmacists Australia is concerned that as the different jurisdictions add pharmacy services, …
Vic govt to fund pharmacist consults
Victoria to be “the only state to offer pharmacy consults, completely free of charge,” says premier as state government invests heavily in health Pharmacy stakeholders have welcomed the Victorian government’s …
True accessibility means safe environments: Sim
Leading pharmacists say “we must do better” when it comes to reducing inequity of care for LGBTQIA+ people The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has acknowledged the International Day Against …
The impact of interruptions: stress, errors and job satisfaction
Around 26% of pharmacist misconduct cases could be linked to “busyness, distractions and workload,” one researcher warns A new study has found that phone calls, face-to-face consumer inquiries and out-of-scope …
‘Tobacco product selling is the wrong place to draw the line’
Should pharmacies sell cigarettes – and is warning customers about the dangers of smoking a reason to do so? It’s May 1975, and the hot topic at the Australian Journal …
‘We believed his expression of remorse and insight was genuine’
A pharmacist’s registration has been reinstated with conditions, after he supplied opioids and benzodiazepines to people he said had threatened him and his family In December 2023, the NSW Civil …