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Docs demand Chemist Care pause
Ahead of Victoria’s upcoming election, the RACGP is urging the winning party to pause any further expansion of the Chemist Care program Earlier this week, Victorian Health Minister Ingrid Stitt …
Clock is ticking for Qld pharmacy owners
Queensland pharmacy owners are being urged not to leave applying for a licence to continue operating to the last minute, as the 2 November deadline looms Close to 800 pharmacies …
Man sentenced after ‘poorly planned and unsophisticated’ fake script offences
A Canberra man has pleaded guilty to various charges after nearby pharmacies were sent an alert about his activities Ethan Mullis has faced the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital …
‘Patients are not revenue streams’
The Pharmacy Guild calls for scrutiny of profit-driven healthcare models Following recent media reports highlighting serious questions about the treatment of veterans within parts of the healthcare system, the Pharmacy …
Supporting research ‘within a pharmacist’s normal working day’
The profession needs support to contribute to research through “visible” career pathways, mentoring and integration into everyday practice, say leading researchers In developing the next generation of the pharmacy workforce, …
GLP-1 surgery warning
Patients have been advised to carefully manage pre-surgery fasting with professionals, especially amid the rise in unapproved peptide use The increasing popularity of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1s) and other …
‘No sentence other than imprisonment is appropriate’
PBS fraudster’s barrister says a jail sentence is the only option, but stresses client’s pocketing of $5.1 million of taxpayer funds was not sophisticated Ferrari-loving pharmacist, Ben Huynh, “has lost …
Report highlights need for medicines reviews
Around 1.9 million Australians, or 7% of the population, experienced polypharmacy in 2025, a new AIHW report has revealed The report is the first in a new Australian Institute of …
Reforms boost access to medical abortion
Removal of prescribing and dispensing restrictions on mifepristone linked to improved access through pharmacies, study reveals Ordering data show “a statistically significant and clinically meaningful increase in the number and …
Victorian MP makes $1.7m after-hours pharmacy election pledge
Labor is set to fund after-hours pharmacy services to Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula if it wins next month’s state election Almost three years after Labor pulled the pin on Victoria’s 24-hour Supercare …
World News Wrapup: 8 October 2026
Crackdown on UK pharmacies advertising to public; Prescriber ‘guilty’ after distributing 2m pills; Patients skipping pharmacy in Central Africa London, England: Pharmacies in the UK have been warned about advertising …
‘Terminated’: DBG Health cuts ties with accused
The wellness empire, backed by pharmaceuticals entrepreneur Dennis Bastas, has made changes to one of its brands after charges were laid against a fitness personality Dennis Bastas’ DBG Health has …