Sponsor pulls Sublocade from PBS
Manufacturer makes “commercial decision to discontinue supply” of one of two PBS-listed long-acting injectable buprenorphine products Sublocade is the latest in the growing list of medications being withdrawn from the …
State steps up bid to eliminate HIV transmission
Hospital pharmacies to provide access to free antiretroviral medications to patients with HIV in South Australia Removing cost as a barrier to accessing HIV medications will improve patients’ lives and …
Women face longer waits for meds access: report
Survey finds women face higher costs and more challenges accessing medicines when they need them than men Female patients are being held to a higher medicines access threshold, and are more …
Union backs insourcing public hospital pharmacy services
Plans for South Australia Pharmacy to take over the management of pharmacy services at two public hospitals are being welcomed by a union South Australia’s decision to move to insource …
World news wrap – 2 July 2026
Discount pharmacy group founder steps down; Communication and mitigation strategies to tackle drug shortages is lacking; Pharmacists to resupply oral contraceptives under legislation before the Irish parliament Johannesburg, South Africa: …
Pharmacy gets new Code of Ethics
PSA’s revised Code of Ethics aims to reflect the expanding roles pharmacists play Care, integrity, competency and collaboration are the four pillars of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s (PSA’s) updated …
Chemist Warehouse staff ‘misclassified and underpaid’: union
Discounter could face compensation claims in excess of $10 million in relation to underpayment of staff, the SDA warns Chemist Warehouse is being urged “to take immediate steps to backpay” workers …
AMA warns against independent pharmacist prescribing
Medical lobby group accused of crying ‘wolf’ in submission on pharmacist prescribing Plans to implement an endorsement for pharmacists to prescribe autonomously “risk worsening patient outcomes”, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) …
Council offers skills assessment extension
Policy change to allow overseas pharmacists waiting to secure an internship or visa, to extend the validity period of their Skills Assessment Outcome Overseas pharmacists who have passed an Australian …
PSA branches confirm leaders
PSA branch committees name leadership teams for 2026/27 term A mixture of established figures and fresh voices will take the reins of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s branch committees for …
TGA issues warning over sexual enhancement supplements
Regulator pledges to clamp down on unapproved products containing prescription-only medicines Patients are being urged not to use unapproved sexual enhancement products, saying they may pose a serious health risk …
Research roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest research news The long and winding road of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a chronic disorder of autonomic regulation …