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New CPD standards released
PSA publishes seven CPD standards for pharmacists ahead of retirement of APC’s accreditation standards Less than six months after the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) announced it would retire the Accreditation …
Pharmacy spending up: report
Australians spent more at the pharmacy last month, as other health categories fell flat, according to research Pharmacy spending continued to rise in November, along with aged care, dentistry and …
Cost of living hits hospital pharmacists hard: unions
Why have Tasmanian hospitals had to roll back key services like partnered charting – and why is there a “brain drain” of pharmacy technicians in Queensland? At Advanced Pharmacy Australia’s …
Pharmacy cops $15k hit on Vyvanse price cut
Community pharmacies left out of pocket, as the government secures $50 price reduction for ADHD medication Pharmacy owners are counting the cost of efforts to mitigate against supply shortages of …
ParagonCare appoints new CFO
Wholesaler ParagonCare has appointed Brendon Pentland as chief financial officer, effective earlier this week The wholesaler said Pentland joins from Capitol Health and has more than 25 years’ experience in …
Lead and arsenic poisoning warning
The TGA has put consumers on alert about Manasamitra Vakakam tablets and two specific Ayurvedic products, which contain “extremely high concentrations of heavy metals, including mercury, lead, arsenic and cadmium” “Manasamitra …
World news wrapup: 11 December 2025
Critical medicines shortages in South Sudan; Irish pharmacist struck off over fraudulent claims; Canadian pharmacist had inappropriate relationships with vulnerable patients South Sudan: People in South Sudan are facing a …
‘Our public hospitals can’t wait’
Pharmacists back doctors’ plea for 45% public hospital funding Dr Danielle McMullen, President of the Australian Medical Association, has spoken to reporters at Parliament House in Canberra about the urgent …
The top 10
Employee theft, PBS delistings and a revoked approval topped our reader’s most read articles list for the last month These were the ten most read articles on the AJP website …
Refreshed standards are ‘what good looks like’: AdPha
New Medication Safety Standards strengthen Australia’s response to preventable medicines harm, says AdPha Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has released a newly updated pharmacy practice standard for Medication Safety. The organisation …
TGA issues warning to sponsors of ‘low-risk’ meds
‘Functional food’ group cops $19,800 fine over alleged unlawful advertising Low-risk listed medicines sponsors are being warned they risk having their products’ listing on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) cancelled, if …
‘Small-scale’ direct to doctor Ferinject program
CSL aims to boost access to IV iron treatment through a limited direct distribution program aimed at “targeted GP clinics without a pharmacy in the proximity” CSL is rolling out a “small-scale” direct-to-doctor distribution …