The price ain’t right: Lilly
Positive funding recommendation for Mounjaro came with “unviable and unsustainable conditions”, sponsor says Eli Lilly is calling for “wholesale changes” to be made to the PBS (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) after withdrawing its application …
Minimum stockholding requirements policy reducing shortages: review
Review provides evidence of positive impact of the government’s minimum stockholding requirements policy after 24 months Improvements are being seen in the rates of medicine shortages and the length of time designated brands …
Consumer focus on health to benefit pharmacy: Macquarie
GLP-1s and front-of-shop health and beauty to drive growth in the Australian pharmacy market Community pharmacies are set to benefit from consumers’ focus on health in the post-Covid-19 environment, analysts …
‘We’re doing everything we can to keep things running’
As police lay charges against a man over a pharmacy ram-raid, the owners say their focus is on patient care and securing the shop On 22 April 2026, the AJP …
Reinstate telehealth: credentialed pharmacists
Fuel crisis prompts call for return of telehealth HMRs Pharmacists are warning that patient safety is being impacted by soaring petrol prices, with the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) calling …
Methylphenidate shortage ‘resolving’: TGA
Global shortages of methylphenidate modified-release medications continue to improve and stabilise, regulator says Supply shortages of multiple strengths of medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are expected to be resolved by …
24/7 pharmacies ‘increasingly important’: Malinauskas
State government leans into pharmacy to ease pressure on hospital system Round-the-clock pharmacies are making a clear difference to patients, South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas says. The state government plans …
TGA seizes $1.8m-worth of illegal vapes
Authorities continue clampdown on illicit vaping suppliers with Sydney raids Efforts to combat the flow of illegal vaping goods are continuing with the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) announcing the seizure of more than …
Remote pharmacists make 1PPA plea
Dedicated funding for a ‘thin market resident’ pilot to be part of the First Pharmacy Programs Agreement (1PPA), RIPAA says With negotiations between the federal government and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) for …
Draft guidelines back separation of prescribing and dispensing
Board opens consultation on draft endorsement for scheduled medicines for pharmacist prescribers standard and guidelines Proposed guidelines for an endorsement to enable pharmacists to prescribe seeks to maintain the separation of duties between prescriber and …
TGA makes $2m peptide and steroid bust
Victorian trio arrested following seizure of illegally imported performance and image enhancing drugs Illicit steroids and peptides with an estimated street value of more than $2 million have been seized as part …
RSV vaccine added to NIP for over 75s
Government moves to eliminate cost barrier to accessing the RSV vaccine for older Australians The federal government is investing $445.3 million to deliver free respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines to eligible patients from …