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Virtual pharmacy service expands
Virtual pre-admission pharmacy service to ensure rural patients receive the same level of care as those in metro areas The Western Australia Country Health Service is rolling out its virtual …
World news wrapup: 30 October 2025
Canadian pharmacies close amid staff shortage; French strike averted; Ireland requires professional services fee display Prince Edward Island, Canada: CBC Canada has investigated worker shortages in the Prince Edward Island …
‘Consistent evidence’: GPP role saves money, improves health outcomes
GP pharmacists even helped patients on GLP-1s lose twice the amount of weight, a review exploring benefits of the role has found Medication reviews comprise a huge part of the …
Rising meds costs an issue
A new study has found women who received HMRs spent more on out-of-pocket medication costs over time than those who didn’t receive one Older women paid more out-of-pocket medication costs …
‘It was a learning curve, it’s all so new’
Sydney pharmacy shares experience of their first ever vaping consult after kicking off new service A pharmacy’s first consult for providing a vaping product to a patient went successfully, according …
Pharmacy presents united front on prescribing
“A national endorsement for pharmacist prescribing is the next logical step in… evolving practice to meet the needs and demands of patients and across our health system,” a pharmacy leader …
October MIMS Update
Some of the recent changes to the medicines landscape, with new products, indications and contraindications New Products Capivasertib (Truqap) is an inhibitor of the kinase activity of all 3 isoforms …
Empagliflozin PBS population expanded
Eligible patients more than doubled in line with largest trial on SGLT-2 inhibitors in CKD The PBS listing of Jardiance (empagliflozin 10mg) will be significantly expanded to include a broader …
Butler backs sunscreen safety
“One ingredient and one lab in particular overseas”, behind sunscreen recalls, Minister reveals Australians are being urged to continue using sunscreen this summer, despite a number of products being recalled, …
Overseas-trained pharmacists seek fairer pathway
Petition calls for the Australian Pharmacy Council to introduce a renewal process to extend the validity of KAPS/OPRA qualifications The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) is being urged to “reconsider the …
Adult pharmacy assistants deserve adult pay, says union
Retailer lobby says push to abolish some junior wage rates would create higher youth unemployment – but the union for pharmacy assistants says it’s the same scare tactic used against …
‘The outcome ultimately will be healthier Australian communities’
Pharmacy Guild lauds move to expand optometrists’ scope of practice to include oral medicines Ahpra has announced that proposed changes to the scope of optometrists would allow them to prescribe …