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‘A compassionate, person-first approach can better influence health outcomes’
Past negative experiences are preventing patients with overweight and obesity from seeking care, according to a new report. A quarter of surveyed Australians with overweight and obesity are avoiding healthcare …
‘Deliberately confusing, jargon-laden and designed to entrap’
Private hospitals slam providers of insurance products, which they say “must be reformed to be more comprehensive, transparent and user-friendly” The Australian Private Hospitals Association has again heavily criticised insurance …
Poll: Do you dispense medicinal cannabis?
It’s one of 2025’s most visible topics in pharmacy—is medicinal cannabis being dispensed safely? We’d like to know whether you dispense the controversial medicines, and if not, why not The …
Union hopes unpaid super claims will dwindle under new rules
The ATO is asking employers to get ready for the advent of payday super, as pharmacy union welcomes the change “From the 1st of July next year, employers will be …
Fourfold jump in ADHD meds poisonings: study
“Just one double dose of clonidine can put a child in hospital”, research warns, as poisonings linked to ADHD medications surge Data from the NSW Poisons Information Centre (NSW PIC) …
A glimpse into the near future
More than 85% of hospital pharmacy leaders see advanced pharmacy being key in care beyond hospital walls; more than half think the sector will lead national governance and quality use …
Pharmacist-led prescribing expected by 2030
But the strong belief amongst pharmacists that a national framework will be in place by that date may not be fulfilled, report warns As part of its Pharmacy Forecast Australia …
Is Australia ready for a ‘black swan’ event?
Hospital pharmacists look at unlikely, disruptive events for the first time in their forecast – and there’s much more to it than the shadow of another pandemic Advanced Pharmacy Australia …
Rego renewals on track despite reported difficulties
Regulator reveals the number of pharmacists who have renewed their professional registration to date is in line with previous years, as new process beds in More than 15,000 pharmacists …
TGA to review HRT warnings
The local drug regulator says it will carry out its own analysis after the US FDA promised to remove warnings it labelled “medical dogma rooted in a distortion of risk” …
National effort to make medicines safer for older Australians
The University of South Australia is calling for aged care providers and pharmacists to join a new pilot study to assess medication safety and management in residential aged care Developed …
World News Wrapup – 13 November 2025
Staffing crisis impacting morale at English pharmacies; pharmacy manager surrenders license but denies theft charges; BBC investigation lands pharmacist in hot water London, UK: Increasing staffing pressures, including recruitment issues …