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States urged to prioritise rural pharmacy
Costs are just one barrier blocking rural pharmacists from delivering full scope of practice services, group warns Single pharmacist stores in rural areas may struggle to introduce services such as …
‘There has to be a better way of doing this’
A pilot study has examined how hospital pharmacists see the factors which contribute to medicine-related problems at transitions of care A focus group of hospital pharmacists from a large Australian …
‘Words are not enough’
Pharmacist presents an open letter signed by thousands of health professionals to the federal parliament, calling on the government to take action to end conflict in Gaza Health professionals from across …
MedAdvisor reviews CEO incentives
The pharmacy technology company’s shareholders will vote on plans to link part of the CEO’s benefits to long-term market performance MedAdvisor investors will look at giving the company’s CEO …
World news wrapup: 24 July 2025
Pharmacist drops off unlabelled meds at a Dairy Queen for patient; pharmacist warned over unregulated gender affirming drugs dispensing; alcoholism provokes Ozempic theft UK: The General Pharmaceutical Council has issued …
‘We are not policemen’
PDL director advises on how to address patients “demanding” S3 medicines including SABAs While pharmacists need to be counselling on short-acting beta agonists (SABAs) overuse, it’s not their role to …
Asthma control, SABA overuse addressed
Leading pharmacist warns of 32-fold increased mortality risk associated with SABA overuse as definition of “asthma control” changes in Australian guidelines Changes in the Australian Asthma Handbook due to be …
Vaccination ambassador to elevate the voice of pharmacist immunisers
PSA names passionate pharmacist immuniser as its inaugural vaccination ambassador Melbourne-based community pharmacist, Anna Theophilos, has been named as the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s (PSA’s) first vaccination ambassador, following a nationwide …
The top 10: longer reads
Workplace safety, career progression, a game changing business merger and more. Which longer articles have you been reading? These are the 10 feature articles that were most read by AJP …
‘We are the only country who requires vapes to be sold in pharmacies’
Health Minister celebrates over 10 million illicit vapes seized as teen vaping rates slow, but tobacconists and vape shops remain key sources despite pharmacy-only laws Vaping rates for young Australians …
Multiple providers claiming same HMR referral: PPA
“Only one HMR claim can be submitted” for each referral, PPA warns Pharmacists are being urged to use Pharmacy Programs Administrator (PPA) service history checker to assess patients’ eligibility for …
Pharmacist’s ‘serious, flagrant, deliberate, repeated’ behaviour earns reprimand
A Melbourne pharmacist has come out of the ‘rabbit hole’ of Covid conspiracy theories, she has told a tribunal The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has heard that the pharmacist …