Service stations targeted in vape raids
Authorities swoop on service stations across the country as part of a major crackdown on illicit tobacco and vaping products More than 100 service stations across six states and territories …
Peptides put pressure on needle exchanges
Unapproved peptide use is fueling a surge in demand for syringes, with pharmacists being urged to focus on harm minimisation when talking to consumers Needle exchange programs are reporting shortages …
PBS needs urgent reform: GBMA
Government’s existing medicines policy is leaving Australia and patients vulnerable to shortages, industry group warns Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) “is in need for practical reforms”, the Generic and Biosimilar …
Funding call for embedding pharmacists in ACCHOs
Expert questions lack of action on recommendation to fund embedding non-dispensing pharmacists in Aboriginal primary care services Embedding pharmacists into Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) will deliver benefits to …
AMA calls for deferral of endorsement for pharmacist prescribers
Plans to enable pharmacists to autonomously prescribe Schedule 4 and S8 medicines jeopardises patient safety, the AMA warns Moves to implement an endorsement for pharmacists to prescribe independently should be put on …
Census data matters: Guild
Guild targets census to shift perceptions of pharmacy from a retail business to a healthcare service provider Community pharmacists urged to “use language that reflects the healthcare role” of the …
Pharmacy welcomes Stitt appointment
Change in Victorian leadership comes at a “pivotal time” for the state’s health system, the Guild says Victoria’s new health minister, Ingrid Stitt is being urged to protect pharmacy ownership rules …
Decline in overdose deaths ‘has well and truly stalled’: report
Stimulants fuel rise in drug-induced deaths and hospitalisations in 2024, report reveals New data from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) shows an increase in harms from amphetamine-type …
Minister ‘worried’ by US pricing policy
Government concerned about the implications Trump’s ‘most favoured nation’ policy could have for medicines access in Australia Pharmacists are being urged to engage in discussions about access to affordable medicines, …
‘We need a Nike campaign for pharmacy’
Pharmacists need to do more to educate patients and other health professions about what they can do, an expert says Inter-professional tensions could be eased if other health practitioners had …
Tait takes top honour
PSA recognises leading pharmacists with Excellence Awards “At 17 I chose pharmacy, today pharmacy chose me,” the Pharmacist of the Year says South Australian researcher and palliative care specialist Dr Paul …
Fuel crisis threatens sustainability of HMR program
Urgent action is needed to ensure patients retain access to medicines safety programs, as government ends fuel excise discount, one pharmacy body says With the government set to call time …