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World news: 17 July 2025
Influencers are turning Seoul’s pharmacies into must-visit destinations; Boots launches vape cessation program; Rite Aid closures to impact pharmacies across the US Seoul, South Korea: “Pharmacies are becoming the new …
‘Not representative of the diversity of pharmacists in Australia’
Generative AI portrays nearly all pharmacists as white and male, with researchers concerned the technology may reinforce gender and ethnicity biases Pharmacists are not being accurately portrayed by generative artificial …
Continued vaping at follow-up ‘problematic’
Vaping devices could help people of lower socioeconomic background quit smoking, an Australian randomised controlled trial has found Vaporised nicotine devices are more effective than nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for …
Queensland pilot needs national implementation: Guild
Enabling pharmacists to manage chronic conditions will help ensure patients do not fall through the cracks, a Guild leader says Pharmacists are playing a key role in the delivery of …
‘Nothing in town other than us’: rural pharmacist
Rural pharmacists shoulder health responsibilities far beyond traditional dispensing roles, study finds In the absence of dental practitioners, rural pharmacists are stepping into the breach to provide patients with advice …
Guild backs Tasmanian Labor’s pharmacy policies
Labor promises that would allow appropriately trained community pharmacies to treat up to 20 conditions would be a welcome change, the Tasmanian Guild branch says As Tasmania approaches its state …
‘Substantial impact’: Pharmacists boost uptake threefold
Aged care sector under pressure but pharmacists “can easily fill the gap”, as large new study shows profession’s role in vaccination Pharmacists have had a “substantial” impact on vaccination uptake …
New MM2025 Scholarships to support diversity across profession
Applications are now open for four new travel scholarships to attend Medicines Management 2025, says AdPha Advanced Pharmacy Australia has announced four exclusive travel scholarships to support attendance at Medicines …
Task overload and distraction contribute to medication errors: study
A new review has found mental conditions, communication failures and inadequate supervision can lead to medication errors… but which risk factor leads the pack? Issues with communication, coordination and planning …
Ownership is ‘absolutely possible’
“There’s something for everybody” looking to get into pharmacy ownership, broker says Aspiring pharmacy owners are being urged not to buy into misconceptions about the pharmacy market. AP Group’s Western …
Vietnam: the rising star of Southeast Asia
Delegates assembled in the historic trading port of Hoi An in central Vietnam for the opening of the 49th PSA Offshore Refresher Conference in May, writes David Weston With its …
The week in review
Cannabis crackdown as prescribing soars, how the housing crisis has hit pharmacy and NAPSA’s next steps were among the topics that had our readers talking this week Ahpra and the …