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The top 10: Longer reads
Closures, business collapses, GLP-1s and more: our ten most viewed longer read articles during the first half of 2026 The closure of a beloved community institution, a detailed look at …
Recall for homeopathic cough and cold lozenges
Wire found in kids homeopathic lozenge prompts recall, TGA reveals Key Sun has announced the recall of four batches of kids cough and cold lozenges due to “the risk of …
The top 10: Education
Which of our CPD articles have most captured reader interest during the first six months of 2026? These were our best read education articles during the first half of 2026: …
Ahpra’s first ACT criminal prosecution
Ahpra has reminded health workers that it aims to prosecute those holding themselves out as registered health professionals when they are not A woman who falsely claimed to be a …
Financial pressures limiting capacity of pay increases
Increasing business costs are limiting the scope for pharmacy owners to boost pay amongst permanent staff, annual salary report reveals Full-time community employee pharmacists are seeing modest growth in their wages in …
Pharmacies targeted by anti-vaxxers
PDL and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia issue guidance for pharmacists confronted by “disruptive, hostile and antagonistic behaviours” by anti-vaxxers Pharmacy owners are being urged to take steps to protect …
Demountable pharmacy posed community safety risk: court
A pop-up pharmacy has been ordered to close and dismantle its infrastructure, with a court hearing its generator was inundated with rainwater and it was unlikely to have reticulated electricity …
Tadalafil containing ‘honey’ a ‘serious risk to your health’: TGA
Australians are being warned by the TGA to steer clear of sexual enhancement products labelled as “honey” Patients are being advised to exercise “extreme caution” when buying medicines online, after …
Doctor’s ‘grossly irresponsible prescribing’ link to deaths
A coroner has determined that five pharmacists who dispensed methadone and other drugs to four patients who died should not be criticised However the prescribing doctor’s conduct was “grossly outside …
Self-test kit delivers false negatives for STDs: TGA
Regulator suspends TouchBio Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea Test from the ARTG over reliability concerns Independent laboratory testing of the analytical performance of the self-test kit shows “signals suggesting false negative results… …
Report highlights expanding pharmacy role
Demand for hospital and emergency department services continue to grow over time, according to a new AIHW report – but community pharmacy can play a big role in relieving the …
Bayesian intelligence meets Bayside Health
Pioneering pharmacist speaks out on new system at three Melbourne hospitals Three hospitals in Melbourne, Australia have become the first Oracle Health client in the JAPAC region to fully deploy a third-party application …