The week in review
Artificial intelligence, pay rates and the value of pharmacists’ work all made the headlines this week Catholic Health Australia told the Economic Reform Roundtable that pharmacists’ skills are being wasted by …
Pharmacy attack highlighted over ‘youth crime crisis’
A pharmacist is “too scared to open his doors” following a ram raid, one politician claims as he says Labor is weak on crime Sam Groth, deputy leader of the …
Health ‘hamstrung’ by constraints on pharmacists
Pharmacists’ skills are being wasted by “rigid scope-of-practice rules,” says Catholic Health Australia In its submission to the Economic Reform Roundtable, Catholic Health Australia (CHA) has called on the federal …
World news wrapup: 14 August 2025
Nearly 90% of UK pharmacists report skyrocketing aggression and shoplifting; CDC shooter attacks from pharmacy; Ireland looks at professional services price transparency UK: A whopping 88% of pharmacies have seen …
‘Long hard road’ ends as pharmacist escapes conviction
A Tasmanian pharmacist who dispensed on out-of-date scripts and issued unauthorised repeats is keen to get back to work, a court has heard The Advocate reports that the pharmacist pleaded …
TGA raids ‘Candy’ store for $40k of vapes
Tobacco control under the spotlight as the TGA warns on nicotine pouches and highlights a recent raid, and the health minister talks illegal tobacco As part of its ongoing effort …
‘Inconsistent dosing, limited safety data, and minimal post-market surveillance’: the cannabis question
Pharmacists slam “aggressive” services offering medicinal cannabis, following the commencement of a probe into the sector The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has taken aim at the way “loopholes” in the …
Advice regarding Xolair (omalizumab) claiming
The Department of Health and Aged Care has released advice noting that it is aware of the issues with prescribing and claiming omalizumab PBS items since 1 August 2025 For …
Flashback Friday: drugstores as youth community centres?
It’s 1945, and the AJP is wondering what its readers think about introducing US-style drugstores with soda fountains And it being August of 1945, the AJP was jubilant at the …
Poll: Handling burnout
Between increasing expectations and a workforce shortage, burnout is ever an issue in pharmacy. Have you ever been there? For the past few years, the problem of burnout among health …
Locum’s ‘vigilance and persistence’ highlighted
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has named Victorian pharmacist Peter Tran as the 2025 PSA Locumate.ai Locum Pharmacist of the Year The prize was awarded at PSA25’s plenary over the …
‘The future of our profession is in exceptionally capable hands’
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has named Perth-based pharmacist Rachel Lawson as the 2025 PSA MIMS Intern Pharmacist of the Year This honour was awarded at PSA25’s opening plenary over …