Guild makes pre-budget pitch
PBS prescribing rights, a freeze on the general co-payment and increases to funding for services on Guild’s Budget 2026/27 wish list The Pharmacy Guild of Australia is calling on the federal …
Monash climbs world pharmacy school rankings
International university rankings put seven Australian schools of pharmacy and pharmacology in the top 100 globally Monash University’s Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science continues to be rated as one …
Wholesalers focused on meds supply as fuel prices surge
Rising transport costs and concerns of fuel shortages have wholesalers on alert Pharmaceutical wholesalers are engaging with stakeholders to ensure “uninterrupted distribution” of medicines as the fuel crisis begins to …
Ramsay completes Symbion switch
Ramsay Pharmacy eyes growth following completion of transition to Symbion as its first-line wholesaler Ramsay Health Care’s pharmacy division has confirmed it has completed its switch from Paragon Care to …
Race for Infinity down to four
After receiving close to 300 expressions of interest in acquiring all or part of the collapsed Infinity Pharmacy Group, administrators have narrowed it down to four bidders Long-time suitor, Chempro, is …
TWC joins injection pen recycling pilot
Recycling program aimed at keeping medical injection pens out of landfill to start in the second half of 2026 Patients using injectable medications will be able to have their injection …
‘No such thing as full scope’
Australian pharmacists should not set a finite boundary to their potential scope, Irish Pharmacy Union president tells APP Pharmacists’ scope of practice is constantly evolving to enable the profession to …
Pharmacy’s billionaires’ club gets new members
New rich list ranks seven pharmacy identities among the top 250 wealthiest Australians Wealth is continuing to grow for Chemist Warehouse’s trio of co-founders, with The Australian estimating that the net worth of …
Inspection of pharmacies
With the new Quality and Safety in Pharmacy Program set to replace the Quality Care Pharmacy Program later this year, we look back to March 1936 edition of the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy …
Middle East conflict unlikely to fuel immediate meds shortages: Guild
Guild keen to avoid Iran war-induced panic-buying of essential medicines Pharmacy Guild of Australia national president, Professor Trent Twomey, is advising patients not to stockpile medicines in response to the ongoing conflict in …
Hospital pharmacists face $10k pay cut
Pay dispute prompts work stoppage by Tasmanian public hospital pharmacists and pharmacy technicians Pharmacy staff at Royal Hobart Hospital stopped working on Monday (16 March 2026) as a deadline looms …
New RAP reinforces commitment to Indigenous health equity: PSA
Building a more inclusive and responsive pharmacy profession is at the forefront of the PSA’s work, president says The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is marking Close the Gap Day by launching its …