The number of antibiotics prescribed in Australia fell by up to 38% during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Monash Health researchers Their research, presented at this year’s European Congress of …

A pharmacy council has been ordered to pay a pharmacy owner costs after dropping conditions that restricted him from compounding or dispensing for online platforms The Pharmacy Council of NSW …

Pharmacy groups welcome expansion of WA’s vaccination program, but doctor’s groups conversely warn the move “is a step in the wrong direction” PSA’s WA Branch has welcomed the expansion of …

WA expands pharmacist vaccine scope to include HPV vax and lowers the flu vax age to five years, as pharmacy bodies call for the same for all other states and …

The largest provider of private healthcare in Australia, Ramsay supports more than 55 community franchise pharmacies and 35 in-house pharmacy departments Ramsay Health Care has received a conditional, non-binding indicative …

The health and beauty focused pharmacy chain is leveraging its Sister Club network to boost a new health insurance offering Priceline Pharmacy has launched a health insurance brand and products …

Pharmacists are reporting struggles with workloads and staffing levels, as they juggle tasks such as vaccinations and checking DAAs on top of dispensing More pharmacists are complaining about workloads as …

Discount pharmacy chain Chemist Warehouse beat top retailers including Adore Beauty and MECCA to score the award Chemist Warehouse has won the “Top Beauty Retailer” category in the Power Retail …

A former NSW pharmacist has been disqualified for three years over multiple compounding complaints, but he alleges “a massive swamp of corruption and malfeasance” is behind the decision Former pharmacist …

Oral antiviral Paxlovid to be added to the PBS from 1 May as a treatment for COVID-19 Community pharmacists can expect to see PBS-subsidised scripts of the oral anti-viral medicine …

A pharmacy giant will be shifting a major percentage of its prescription volume for robots to fill at automated centres, arguing it will free up pharmacists to better serve patients …

What are the best potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) lists for Australian pharmacists to use? Researchers from Deakin University and the University of Western Australia have set out to explore which …