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Pharmacy ownership ‘antiquated and unnecessary’: NZ govt
“The Americanisation of the New Zealand health system is bad for patients, prices, practices and pharmacists,” warns the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, as our neighbour plans to remove ownership restrictions …
Pharmacy continues to drive health spending
Household spending on healthcare is on the rise, while consumers are tightening their purse strings when it comes to recreation and education, new data shows Healthcare spending is continuing to …
World news wrapup: 16 October 2025
UK to crack down on inappropriate Botox prescribing; EU highlights drug shortages; online anarchy in the UK UK: The General Pharmaceutical Council aims to take action against pharmacists who prescribe …
Guild names ACT’s top pharmacy
Standard setter claims ACT Pharmacy of the Year crown The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s ACT branch celebrated its star performers at its annual dinner tonight (Wednesday 15 October 2025), with …
Child ‘sought safety’ from man in pharmacy
A child sought refuge in a pharmacy from a frightening incident in Victoria, while a Queensland man locked himself in a pharmacy staffroom after an alleged robbery A series of crimes …
Man ‘had a valuable career, which is now lost’
A former pharmacist sold illicit drugs over the dark web, hidden in fish and chicken curry boxes Mainstream media have reported on the case of a man who faced an …
Demand outstrips supply for community pharmacists
Data from Jobs and Skills Australia shows community pharmacists continue to be in short supply across all jurisdictions Pharmacists will remain on Australia’s Occupation Shortage List, despite historic numbers being …
‘Seek professional advice’
Pharmacy owners are being urged to engage with their advisers early, as new licensing scheme comes into force Owners of existing pharmacies are being encouraged to prepare themselves for new …
How durable is government support for pharmacy?
A leading economist has queried the sustainability of current levels of government support for pharmacy in a changing financial landscape Government support for pharmacy has helped to keep a lid …
Innovator inducted into ‘Hall of Fame’
Driving force behind pharmacy skincare brand Ego Pharmaceuticals, Dr Jane Oppenheim, joins the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Oppenhein was inducted in the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame’s Honour Roll …
‘War hero’ doctor caught self-prescribing
A pharmacist checked SafeScript when they became concerned about a doctor who presented scripts he had written in his wife’s name, resulting in a notification to Ahpra In November 2023, …
Medicinal cannabis system exploited, say Guild, AMA
Pharmacists and doctors have teamed up to implore the health minister to act on the largely unregulated rise in medicinal cannabis prescribing and dispensing Only weeks after the Pharmacy Board …