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Pharmacy continues to drive health spending
Purchases at the pharmacy lifted an otherwise flat month for health consumption, insights shows Pharmacy was again one of the top health spending categories at the end of last year, …
‘We wanted to create a space where cannabis is treated as a legitimate medicine’
Community pharmacist and owner of MedWest Medical Dispensary, Keegan Wong, says his passion lies in merging evidence-based medicine with a holistic model of health. Speaking to host Carlene McMaugh of …
A boost to coverage
Shingrix addition to NIP boosted uptake by 40%, finds leading research centre Shingles vaccination coverage increased by 40% among adults aged ≥65 years in the first 12 months after Shingrix …
World News Wrapup: 15 January 2026
Growing numbers of advanced pharmacist practitioners in England; Amazon Pharmacy offering Wegovy pill; NZ patients to pay single $5 co-payment fee for 12-month scripts England: NHS Digital data show there …
‘It’s like Viagra’
GLP-1 Wegovy gets set for PBS listing, as other weight loss drug giants accelerate efforts in the multi-billion dollar market Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) Wegovy is slated to be listed on …
Emergency measures as fires continue
Dispensing orders are in place, as bushfires and power outages persist in Victoria and parts of NSW Victoria’s community pharmacists have been reminded a public health emergency order is in …
Extra time for Telstra Health to meet eNRMC conformance
Concerns over the potential clinical risks around shifting patients from Telstra Health’s MedPoint medication charts to a paper-based system behind extension to conformance deadline Telstra Health has been given until April …
Sports supplement firm cops ad fine
NSW-based firm pays infringement notices totalling $37,560 over breach of Therapeutic Goods Act The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) issued two infringement notices to Booty N Buff Nutrition Caringbah Pty Ltd relating to the alleged unlawful advertising …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Efficacy and Safety of Bisphosphonates for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome A systematic review and meta-analysis of 11 RCTs has concluded that …
Scheduling change for adrenaline product
Intranasal adrenaline soon to become Pharmacist Only for treating anaphylaxis The Therapeutic Goods Administration has decided to downschedule intranasal preparations containing 2% or less of adrenaline to Pharmacist Only (Schedule …
Owner seeks Butler’s support to reopen pharmacy
Proprietor petitions the health minister to get green light to relocate pharmacy following termination of lease A Melbourne-based pharmacy owner is looking to reopen her store after being forced to …
‘Very busy and distracted’: S8 drugs kept in unlocked locker
A Queensland-based hospital pharmacist has been reprimanded after dozens of controlled drugs were reportedly kept in her unsecured locker The pharmacist, who was working at Epic Pharmacy at St Andrew’s …