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‘Fragmented funding hurts vulnerable patients most’
Commenting on the Grattan report, one stakeholder says professional pharmacist services delivered beyond dispensing should progressively move within Australia’s mainstream Medicare funding architecture The Grattan Institute’s latest report, released earlier …
Vaporiser saw children suffer ‘third-degree burns’: report
A major masthead’s investigation found a pharmacy-sold vaporiser had been linked to dozens of adverse events, including serious burns A vaporiser that was sold in certain pharmacies – Euky Bear’s …
Communities will benefit from expanded scope: Archer
Tasmanian government backs pharmacists to strengthen health system through full scope training Pharmacists from across Tasmania are undertaking a residential training week to upskill to deliver a broader range of …
Prac payments ‘an investment in the future’: AdPha
Expansion of Commonwealth Prac Payments program is “a step towards a stronger health system”, AdPha says Moves to extend financial support to pharmacy students undertaking mandatory unpaid placements will remove …
PBS listings stalled: Medicines Australia
Australian patients are missing out on three-quarters of new drugs, according to Medicines Australia The organisation has released a new report, “Bitter Pill: How Australian patients are missing out on …
Pharmacist services – what Grattan said
The controversial Grattan Report has recommended changes to professional pharmacy services, including medicines reviews – and attacked the PSA’s role in the services agreement The report recommended replacing “arbitrary” caps …
Students earn Prac Payments access
NAPSA’s “tireless advocacy” secures access to the Commonwealth Prac Payment scheme for pharmacy students Pharmacy students will be able to access federal funding while undertaking mandatory unpaid placements from July …
World news wrapup – 23 July 2026
Pharmacist offered demotion or dismissal after pregnancy reveal; Canada gives green light for generic semaglutide; wholesaler brings pharmacy to cash-and-carry-style supermarket Tullamore, Offaly, Ireland: A community pharmacy is being ordered …
Partnership aims to build future workforce
AdPha and NAPSA have renewed their longstanding strategic partnership, which the two groups say will help to set up pharmacy students for success in a changing profession Advanced Pharmacy Australia …
Supermarket talk a ‘distraction’: Grattan
Why shouldn’t the general public be able to pick up “your scripts and sausages under the same roof,” asks Grattan in a follow-up to its controversial report Grattan Institute health …
Pharmacist doc weighs in on companion selling, prescribing
Companion selling “scummy” when driven purely by profit, says a popular TikToker, but adds “pharmacists are the best prescribers” lacking the right tools Community pharmacist turned medical doctor, Dr Mustafa …
Unapproved peptide pushers will face action: TGA
Regulator flags concern over rise in online promotion and supply of unapproved peptide products Influencers and social media platforms are being warned they will be held accountable for unlawful advertising …