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MBS funding model limits use of pharmacists, says stakeholder
One major aged care provider argues for a five-year plan to reform preventive health, with a focus on multidisciplinary care Bupa Australia – which includes Bupa Health Insurance, Bupa Health …
Demand for pharmacists keeps pay above award rates
Community pharmacies are reporting average ordinary time earnings for pharmacists are more than 20% higher than award rates, a new report reveals Data from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Remuneration …
Winners ‘embody the limitless possibilities of pharmacy practice’
AdPha has announced its three MM2026 scholarship recipients and the winner of the 2026 ANZCAP Student of the Year Award Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) is celebrating the recipients of its …
Pharmacists fined for alleged unlawful melatonin imports
Both a company and individual pharmacists received infringement notices after allegedly bringing in unlawful melatonin products, the TGA says Three registered pharmacists and a Queensland-based company have received fines totalling …
GLP-1 gains boost EBOS’ bottom line
The wholesaler and marketer indicated demand for high-value medicines has helped to offset headwinds from rising fuel costs Diversified company EBOS says network expansion and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1s) …
World news wrapup: 20 August 2026
Impaired Canadian pharmacist dispensed “staggering” amount of hydromorphine to one patient; NZ pharmacy fights subsidy decision; US pharmacist convicted on kickback scheme Portage la Prairie, Manitoba: CBC Canada has reported …
Change afoot for HMRs, RMMRs
The program rules for HMRs and RMMRs have been updated, the Pharmacy Program Administrator says The PPA and the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has advised of several updates …
Book review: Maya Gets Vaccinated
Pharmacist Renly Lim is “on a mission” to show how much the profession can really do, publishing her second children’s picture book, this time on vaccination Associate Professor Renly Lim …
AI chatbots ‘insufficient’ source for meds info: study
Copilot and Gemini responses to clinical medicines questions were “typically suboptimal”, new research finds, though most were at low risk of causing patient harm A new study has found AI …
‘We see the real-world impact’
Pharmacists have called for a stronger national focus on helping Australians use medicines safely, effectively, and appropriately The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has supported the launch of the inaugural …
Connect with harm minimisation
Harm minimisation takes centre stage in September at Pharmacy Connect in Sydney, with a program that explores addiction from multiple perspectives, combining cutting-edge research with practical, real-world pharmacy experience What comes …
‘Surely there has to be a way to restore this service to the community’
Two pharmacists, a federal MP and a local community have worked together to bring back PBS services to a NSW store, resulting in a new Ministerial decision Navin Bakshi says …