Four of the best
PSA highlights the outstanding achievements of pharmacists across a range of categories The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia South Australia and Northern Territory branch presented its 2025 Pharmacist Awards over the …
More scope training funded
Queensland has extended the training subsidy for community pharmacists to become part of the Community Pharmacy Scope of Practice pilot The Crisafulli government has announced that it is extending subsidies …
‘I provided better care because she was there’
Pharmacists in the GP setting are at the stage nurses were two decades ago, one expert says – how can the two sectors work together to make GP pharmacists the …
‘Deliberate disregard’ for professional standards
A pharmacist dispensed inappropriately to a patient who was receiving huge amounts of Stilnox from multiple prescribers – as well as benzodiazepines The pharmacist, who had practised for more than …
New study to tackle medication risks in aged care homes
A new initiative is expected to trial medication safety rounds in aged care homes to prevent related harm and improve resident care The new study, led by the University of …
‘It is past time for action’
Now that the federal election has been called, one pharmacy stakeholder is asking for better ways to manage shortages and discontinuations – among other priorities Following the Prime Minister’s Friday …
First IPA pharmacy flags nationwide campaign
Independent Pharmacies Australia has officially launched its first branded pharmacy, Broadbeach Day & Night Chemist, during the Guild’s APP2025 conference The group says that this is a major milestone in …
‘Pharmacists are eager to embrace AI’
FIP has launched a new Artificial Intelligence Toolkit for Pharmacy, aimed at providing pharmacists with a comprehensive, practical guide to integrating AI into daily practice Developed by the International Pharmaceutical …
Pharmacists’ ‘irreplaceable invaluable contribution’ discussed
Leading pharmacists and doctors get together to talk about the changing role of pharmacists in the GP setting The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia is hosting the General Practice Pharmacists Symposium …
Flashback Friday: Sly grog, wrongly labelled cocaine cases heard
Was this Melbourne pharmacy really a sly grogger? The AJP tackles a tricky legal case in 1925 Australia may not have experienced Prohibition, but we did suffer from the infamous …
‘We will never, ever, negotiate around the fundamental designs of the PBS’
“The US pharmaceutical industry has wanted for years to get their mitts on our PBS,” says the health minister, as the deadline for possible new US tariffs draws near Prime …
‘Vigilant’ pharmacist spots doc’s self-prescription
A doctor self-prescribed pain medicines on forged scripts after an accident – but had stolen the prescription pad months before, “just in case” he needed it, he said In June …