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‘Slashing tobacco excise and weakening vaping laws is not the solution’
A policy of cutting the tobacco excise would kill more Australians, health bodies say Following last month’s (September 2026) announcement of One Nation and the Liberal Party’s policy of making …
Victoria expands Chemist Care Now program
The Victorian Government adds new conditions to the Chemist Care Now Community Pharmacist Program, in a move supported by Monash Victorian Health Minister Ingrid Stitt visited TerryWhite Chemmart Footscray to …
TGA clampdown on unlawful importation and advertising continues
A Queensland-based health practitioner among those hit with TGA infringement notices in relation to alleged advertising of prescription medicines including ketamine Infringement notices totalling $126,720 have been issued to two …
Pharmacies face rising cyber threat: Fred
Increasing numbers of pharmacies are falling victim to cyber-attacks, Fred IT Group reports Pharmacy owners and managers are being urged to take steps to strengthen their cyber defenses following a …
Guild hits out at LillyDirect
Healthcare professionals need to be involved in prescribing and dispensing of GLP-1s, national Guild leader says Plans to distribute Eli Lilly’s non-PBS (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) listed medicines directly to patients …
Docs, competition review member call for deregulation
Renewed calls for the abolition of the ownership and location rules have been linked to the cost of living crisis A new piece in the Australian Financial Review by economist …
Motion matters
Recent pharmacy inspections have uncovered a significant error in the way some pharmacy owners have tried to manage security The Victorian Pharmacy Authority has issued a warning from its inspectors …
Pharmacy Council of NSW cuts rego fees, as Board announces hike
Pharmacists from across the country will be hit with a registration fee of more than $500 when they renew their registration this year General and limited registration will now cost …
The week in review
Protecting pharmacists from violence, LillyDirect backlash and barriers to scope expansion were among the topics our readers clicked on this week In the middle of the week, we brought you …
‘Deliberately dishonest’: Former pharmacist fined for falsifying records
The Queensland-based former pharmacist admitted to changing records eight times for ADHD medicines, tribunal papers show A former pharmacist has been fined $5000 and reprimanded for creating false clinical records …
Top 10 education articles of the CPD year
With the 2026 CPD year just over, we look back at the AJP’s most-read education articles of the last 12 months Articles focused on the management of skin conditions, pain …
‘Medicines aren’t optional’
Government assistant minister lauds cheaper medicines policy, as calls continue for general co-payment freeze Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) reforms, including cuts to the general co-payment and 60-day dispensing are delivering …