Sigma walks away from Boots
Sigma Healthcare will not pursue plans to acquire British pharmacy giant Boots, the company says Less than a week after rumours emerged that the Australian wholesaler was eyeing a possible takeover of Boots, …
‘Role expansion needs system redesign’
Moves to expand scope of practice are going in the right direction, but new workflows and support systems will be needed to ensure services are sustainable, a pharmacist says Australian …
Creon shortages to extend into 2027
Availability of Creon capsules may vary from one pharmacy to another, as increased global demand impacts supplies, Viatris warns Supply constraints affecting Creon (pancreatic extract) 25,000 and 35,000 are forecast …
‘You can’t fragment care that doesn’t exist’
Guild leader hits out at RACGP’s “Chicken Little” arguments against pharmacist prescribing Warnings that pharmacist prescribing will lead to the fragmentation of patient care “do not stack up”, the president of the Pharmacy …
Pharmacy media pioneer dies
Pharmacist-turned-publishing company managing director, Jenny Piper (nee Harrison), has died following a two-year battle with cancer A graduate of the University of Sydney’s School of Pharmacy in 1993, Piper worked across a number of pharmacies …
Time to move beyond prescribing pilots: report
Report calls for a nationally consistent approach to pharmacist prescribing with sustainable funding mechanisms Expanding pharmacists’ scope of practice has the capacity to deliver more than $1 billion in savings, while freeing up …
FluMist admin warning
TGA urges immunisers to ensure patients are aged two years or older before administering nasal influenza vaccine Health professionals are being urged confirm a child’s age before administering FluMist, after reports of the intranasal vaccine …
New training module to strengthen cultural safety in pharmacy
PSA announces expansion of its Deadly Pharmacists training program A new module is being added to the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s (PSA’s) Deadly Pharmacists program aimed at supporting pharmacists to …
Pharmacist and doctor come to blows
Pharmacist set to face court after attacking a doctor with a riding whip It is June 1886, and the AJP reports that tension between a pharmacist and a doctor in Albury had erupted into a …
NSW to fund pill prescribing training for 100 pharmacists
State partners with Family Planning Australia to boost the number of pharmacists authorised to prescribe oral contraceptives Prescribing pharmacists in NSW can now initiate and supply the oral contraceptive pill to “low-risk” women aged 18 …
State announces deadline for free FluMist program
NSW’s pharmacy administered free nasal spray influenza vaccination program to wrap up two weeks after being extended to five-17-year-olds Pharmacists have until 5pm on Thursday 11 June 2026 to record FluMist vaccinations under the NSW government’s …
World news wrapup: 4 June 2026
Rollout of generic semaglutide products prompts surge in demand; pharmacists to get expanded prescribing rights to ease pressure on GPs and hospitals; report finds Polish pharmacy ownership laws led to a decline in pharmacy Ontario, …