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Pharmacy’s billionaires’ club gets new members
New rich list ranks seven pharmacy identities among the top 250 wealthiest Australians Wealth is continuing to grow for Chemist Warehouse’s trio of co-founders, with The Australian estimating that the net worth of …
Middle East conflict unlikely to fuel immediate meds shortages: Guild
Guild keen to avoid Iran war-induced panic-buying of essential medicines Pharmacy Guild of Australia national president, Professor Trent Twomey, is advising patients not to stockpile medicines in response to the ongoing conflict in …
Listening and understanding key to countering misinformation
It’s “amazing” for us all to have medicines information at our fingertips, says one top pharmacist – but how can the general public be encouraged to find good evidence? MedsAware …
‘Shocked’ pharmacist notes rise in anti-Islamic commentary
Workers in a Victorian pharmacy have been subjected to a tirade of Islamophobic abuse The ABC has reported that the Ballarat pharmacy – which it has not identified in a …
First high-risk medicines list in aged care published
Researchers at Monash University have developed the first national consensus list of medicines with a high risk of harm in Australian residential aged care The list was compiled together with …
Hospital pharmacists face $10k pay cut
Pay dispute prompts work stoppage by Tasmanian public hospital pharmacists and pharmacy technicians Pharmacy staff at Royal Hobart Hospital stopped working on Monday (16 March 2026) as a deadline looms …
Slade wins St John of God contract
Slade Pharmacy has been awarded a new contract to provide hospital pharmacy services across 11 St John of God Health Care hospitals The contract, covering sites in Victoria and Western …
New RAP reinforces commitment to Indigenous health equity: PSA
Building a more inclusive and responsive pharmacy profession is at the forefront of the PSA’s work, president says The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is marking Close the Gap Day by launching its …
World news wrapup: 19 March 2026
Canadian pharmacy giant reports data breach; Brits push for better pay; TrumpRx highlights US changes Brampton, Ontario: Canada’s Loblaw chain has advised patients of a “low-level” data breach in a …
Microdosing learning: new resource for aged care
New microlearning video series to support the safer use of psychotropic medications in residential aged care Researchers at Monash University and Flinders University have launched a series of microlearning education …
Man ‘stockpiled’ prescription meds before death
GP provision of multiple scripts allowed a patient to attend different pharmacies without dispensers being aware, says chief pharmacist Inappropriate prescribing and lack of risk mitigation led to a man’s …
March MIMS update
Some of the recent changes to the medicines landscape, with new products, presentations, indications and contraindications New Products Belantamab mafodotin (rch) (Blenrep) is a humanised immunoglobulin G1 kappa monoclonal antibody …