‘A heroin overdose could quickly result from a single line [of cocaine]’, expert warns  Incidents of drug users suffering heroin overdoses after taking drugs they believed to be cocaine are …

AMA warns Doctor of Pharmacy title could confuse patients and risk safety  Australia’s medical profession is voicing its opposition to the introduction of the title Doctor of Pharmacy.  Dr Danielle …

Government urged to address the nation’s “dire” rural health workforce shortages   Opposition MPs are calling on Mark Butler the Minister for Health and Aged Care to “advance rural generalist …

Britain’s community pharmacy network is on the precipice, with fresh government funding needed to ensure its survival, while US pharmacies are being urged to look beyond the dispensary for revenue …

Healthcare system needs “a reboot”, rather than patchwork solutions, Guild leader says  Politicians are being urged to commit to enabling pharmacists to deliver “more treatments to patients, safely, efficiently and …

Petition calls for RMMRs to be funded alongside aged care on-site pharmacists  Withdrawing funding for Residential Medication Management Reviews (RMMRs) is not in the best interests of patients, a petition …

Community pharmacists are being urged to make their voices heard in the Pharmacy Council of NSW elections  Advocacy group, Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS), is calling on pharmacists to …

Overseas-trained pharmacists accounted for more than half of all first-time registrations in 2023/24  Data from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) annual report for 2023/24 shows a significant increase …

Pharmacy is an increasingly feminised profession, however we have recently heard disturbing reports of improper treatment and discrimination toward pharmacists and staff who are pregnant or returning from maternity leave  …

“The way we handle prescriptions is 20 years out of date”, opposition health spokesperson says  The year is 1984 and the Coalition wants to “free pharmacists from clerical duties” to …

Regulator reaches settlement with Wesfarmers Health’s online prescription provider, InstantScripts, over alleged unlawful advertising  The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has withdrawn 45 infringement notices it issued to InstantScripts as part …

Streaker cops indefinite banning order after exposing himself in pharmacy  A 38-year-old man will appear before Penrith Local Court later this month after being charged in relation to an incident …