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‘Missed opportunities’: Alerts ignored in leadup to woman’s death
Pharmacists expressed concerns over gabapentin scripts, but SafeScript red alerts were not properly checked by dispensers or prescribers, coroner finds Multiple pharmacies contacted a GP with concerns about a Victorian …
The top 10: Pharmacy history
The AJP is celebrating its 140th birthday. Here’s the best read articles in 2025 from our weekly history column, featuring stories from the pages of AJP Staff shortages persist (April …
‘It is impractical for pharmacists to query every prescription’
A pharmacist spotted a forged script for 10mg diazepam – leading to a nurse’s disqualification from reapplying for registration The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal has heard the case of …
Pharmacists receive Australia Day honours
Former Guild state president and a leading academic head pharmacy honours list recipients A former Victorian Guild branch president and a Dean of Pharmacy lead the list of pharmacists and …
Medicines warning as mercury soars
A reminder has been issued about heat-related medicines risks, as parts of the country get set to sizzle over the long weekend Community pharmacists may receive heat-related medicines queries this …
Telehealth tied to lower antibiotic prescribing
Do doctors feel more pressure to prescribe antibiotics in face-to-face settings? Australian researchers investigated GPs who frequently used telehealth wrote fewer antibiotic scripts than their professional peers, an Australian study …
Baby formula recalled
Two formulas sold in pharmacies have been recalled due to fears of contamination Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has issued a country-wide recall for two baby formula products due to …
The week in review
Potential buyers circle Infinity Group, an herbalist sentenced and a new anaphylaxis product were among the topics that had our readers talking this week Sigma Healthcare, and private equity firm, …
TWC’s full scope targets
The pharmacy chain says it holds more than a third of market share in pharmacist prescribing, with ambitions to quickly grow its footprint TerryWhite Chemmart (TWC) has detailed its pharmacist …
TGA approves adrenaline nasal spray
New anaphylaxis product hailed as “the biggest change… in over two decades” CSL Seqirus’s adrenaline (epinephine) nasal spray, neffy, has been approved for use in Australia by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). Under …
World News Wrapup: 22 January 2026
Red flags raised over pharmacies operating without a pharmacy; British pharmacists seek compensation for wasted time; AI app improves inventory management Suva, Fiji: Concerns are being raised about potential public health risks following reports that medicines …
What this study tells us about collaborative pharmacist prescribing
Across 15 different Australian models, the majority allowed pharmacists to initiate preadmission and new medicines… but most placed some limits on prescribing A new study by UniSA pharmacists has looked …