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Triple therapy for asthma reviewed
Does single inhaler triple therapy pose a potential quality use of medicines issue? At its April 2025 meeting, the Drug Utilisation Sub-Committee reviewed the utilisation of several single inhaler therapies …
New PSA presidents elected
The PSA has welcomed two new leaders in Victoria and the ACT The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has welcomed the election of Atinuke ‘Tinu’ Abraham to lead its Victorian …
The week in review
CWH families shoot up the “Rich List”, mooted changes to Queensland ownership rules, pharmacists “living week-to-week” and the push for higher pay to match scope were among our top stories …
Gance and Verrocchi families soar up ‘rich list’
Chemist Warehouse founders among Australia’s top 20 richest families, the Australian Financial Review reports Sigma Healthcare’s merger with Chemist Warehouse has seen the wealth of the discounter’s founders soar in the …
Healthscope landlord soars on rent deal
One of David Di Pilla’s funds shot up this week after it agreed to push back part of the rent due on 11 hospitals Di Pilla’s HealthCo Health and Wellness …
First pharmacy graduates earn ‘Doctor of Pharmacy’ title
Charles Darwin University pharmacy graduates have become the first in Australia to be awarded the title of ‘Doctor of Pharmacy’ This follows accreditation changes announced by the Federal Government in …
Australia an exemplar on global issues
Having attended the World Health Assembly in Geneva as part of the FIP delegation this month, one leading pharmacist shares some key takeaways Tom Simpson FANZCAP (Lead&Mgmt), national president of …
What Healthscope’s collapse means for pharmacy
The fall of troubled hospital operator Healthscope has raised questions about job security and how corporatisation fits into healthcare models, including pharmacy The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has joined a …
Stakeholder blames insurers for private sector crisis
Fifty-year-old private hospital to close in what one stakeholder calls an “insurer-induced viability crisis” Former pharmacist and now Australian Medical Association Queensland president Dr Nick Yim has spoken to ABC …
PSA Faye McMillan conference grants awarded
In marking National Reconciliation Week from 27 May to 3 June 2025, the PSA has announced the recipients of the third annual PSA Faye McMillan Conference Grant The grant supports the continued professional …
‘This service is an absolute lifesaver’
Evaluation report for a scope of practice pilot shows high levels of patient satisfaction and “zero serious safety concerns” Almost one-in-20 patients who have accessed care through the Victorian …
MACs need support, resourcing: author
A new national audit led by Monash University has shed light on how medication use is governed in Australian residential aged care The audit has revealed wide variation in the …