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Tasmanian pharmacy leaders honoured
Tasmania has some of the best pharmacists and stores Australia has to offer, the Guild says in announcing the state’s award winners The Tasmanian winners of the National Pharmacy Awards …
Five of the best
Pharmacy Choice celebrated two decades of supporting Australia’s independent community pharmacists by naming five outstanding stores Beginning with a vision to help independent pharmacies thrive in an increasingly competitive landscape, …
The 31st patient: why the HMR cap is a clinical risk
Canberra has created momentum. The First Pharmacy Programs Agreement must now turn that recognition into timely, equitable access to medicines safety care, writes Pooja Sharma From 1 November 2026, Home …
Telehealth service cops $6.5m cannabis ad fine
Federal court orders a Queensland-based telehealth clinic and its former director to pay penalties totalling $6.95 million in relation to cannabis claims Ads promoting medicinal cannabis for the treatment of …
Unapproved nicotine gum warning
TGA seizes “large quantities of suspected unlawful, counterfeit nicotine chewing gum labelled as containing high doses” Consumers are being urged not to use unregistered nicotine chewing gum, following enforcement action …
Court orders dissolution of pharmacy partnership
Receivers are to be appointed to a Queensland pharmacy after a partnership dispute ended up in court, pending an appeal of a court decision Pharmacy owners going into partnership are …
The week in review
Commonwealth funding for qualified pharmacist prescribers, the push for higher full scope pay and sunscreen reforms were among the topics our readers engaged with this week Pharmacies will be paid …
Rising asthma deaths prompt best practice reminder
As asthma deaths hit a 10-year high, a leading respiratory researcher says community pharmacists can play a “much bigger” role in helping patients manage the condition National figures indicate asthma …
Nature’s Sunshine joins Andrographis recall
TGA announces recall of 34th Andrographis-containing product NSW-based health supplements brand, Nature’s Sunshine, is the latest sponsor to withdraw a product containing Andrographis paniculata from the market. Nature’s Sunshine Andrographis has become the …
Anaphylaxis cluster sparks new peptide warning
A recent death and a string of anaphylaxis notifications linked to unapproved peptides have prompted a health department to re-issue clinical guidance Clinicians have been encouraged to have “open, non-judgemental …
‘The gold standard of clinical pharmacy’
Camille Boland has been presented with the Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award The Tasmanian pharmacist who introduced Australia’s first unit-based clinical pharmacy service has been recognised for more than three decades …
‘This is the domain of advanced pharmacy’
Some of pharmacy’s best and brightest were recognised with a number of awards from AdPha, including resident of the year and the KC Leong Memorial registrar of the year Advanced …