Vaping: no smoking gun
A legitimate smoking cessation tool, or a serious public health risk? Sheshtyn Paola examines nicotine vaping products for smoking cessation KEY POINTS: With no approved product assessed by the TGA …
‘Increasingly adversarial’ debate around pharmacist prescribing
The current conversation is having a direct impact on willingness of GPs to engage pharmacists for HMRs and RMMRs, according to leading employer in aged care Australia is at a …
Man ‘stockpiled’ prescription meds before death
GP provision of multiple scripts allowed a patient to attend different pharmacies without dispensers being aware, says chief pharmacist Inappropriate prescribing and lack of risk mitigation led to a man’s …
Cost ‘major barrier’ to access, patients lowering doses
Resounding support for subsidising GLP-1s for obesity treatment, PBS public consultation submissions show, with quality of medicines issues present Submissions from 491 consumers, 25 health professionals and 23 organisations to …
New AI collab for prescribing pharmacists
Co-designed with MedAdvisor and backed by the Pharmacy Guild, a new partnership will see AI tools embedded directly into everyday prescribing workflows Melbourne-based technology company Heidi has announced a new …
World News Wrapup: 12 March 2026
Measles outbreak in London; Cuban pharmacy accused of dispensing expired HIV drugs; “food pharmacies” opening across the US London, England: Pharmacies will be used to signpost families to vaccinations amid …
‘They’re our future’
Karen Brown shares her “proud mum” moment on seeing her former intern become pharmacist manager of her newest store, and thoughts on owners supporting ECPs Award-winning pharmacist and managing partner …
When women in pharmacy thrive, ‘the entire profession benefits’
We asked leaders in the profession how women in pharmacy can be best supported—and what employers and organisations can do to help achieve this Happy International Women’s Day for this …
Dietary supplements: a trending market
Mood, beauty and energy are all fast-growing categories for dietary supplements in Australia… we speak with pharmacist nutritionists to identify some current trends in complementary medicines KEY POINTS: Dietary supplements …
Pharmacist prescribing ‘will become the norm’
With four prescribers now on her team, award-winning proprietor Karen Brown believes pharmacists who don’t keep up with the training will get “left behind” Brown, partner of TerryWhite Chemmart Arana …
PBS supply of antimicrobials 20% lower in a decade
But inappropriate prescribing in hospitals post procedure remains high Supply of antimicrobials is slowly creeping up since 2022, but it remains below the volume dispensed in 2015, according to the …
‘A necessary step’
First PBAC recommendation for Covid vaccine addition to NIP The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) has recommended that the Covid-19 vaccine, Comirnaty, be listed on the National Immunisation Program (NIP) …