Pharmacy Announcements
New CPD standards released
PSA publishes seven CPD standards for pharmacists ahead of retirement of APC’s accreditation standards Less than six months after the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) announced it would retire the Accreditation …
Lead and arsenic poisoning warning
The TGA has put consumers on alert about Manasamitra Vakakam tablets and two specific Ayurvedic products, which contain “extremely high concentrations of heavy metals, including mercury, lead, arsenic and cadmium” “Manasamitra …
TGA issues warning to sponsors of ‘low-risk’ meds
‘Functional food’ group cops $19,800 fine over alleged unlawful advertising Low-risk listed medicines sponsors are being warned they risk having their products’ listing on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) cancelled, if …
‘Small-scale’ direct to doctor Ferinject program
CSL aims to boost access to IV iron treatment through a limited direct distribution program aimed at “targeted GP clinics without a pharmacy in the proximity” CSL is rolling out a “small-scale” direct-to-doctor distribution …
PBS implements emergency continued dispensing measure
Pharmacists get green light to provide PBS subsidised medicines to patients impacted by bushfires, under a temporary emergency measure A temporary Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) continued dispensing emergency measure is …
Close PBS claims for ACSS payments
Deadline looms for final ACSS bulk manual payment cycle claims Pharmacists are being urged to close Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) claims to ensure Additional Community Support Supply (ACSS) payments can be made. In …
SSSI issued for simvastatin
Shortage of Zimstat (simvastatin) 5 mg prompts Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, to issue SSSI Pharmacists are being authorised to dispense substitutable alternatives to Alphapharm’s Zimstat 5 mg tablet blister pack, following the announcement that the product is in shortage. The Therapeutic Goods Administration’s (TGA’s) Medicine Shortages …
‘Now is the right time for new leadership’
New president named to lead the PSA in 2026, as Sim steps down Canberra-based Professor Mark Naunton will take the reins as national president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia …
Sigma completes My Chemist rebrand
Final My Chemist store converts to Amcal+, as Sigma aims to strengthen the franchise’s position in the pharmacy sector The shutters have come down on the last My Chemist branded …
Award win for NAPSA’s Indigenous chair
Pharmacy student takes home Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) honour James Cook University’s Shi-Anne Wallace has been named the 2025 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Allied Health Student of the Year. Currently a fourth-year pharmacy student, Wallace, a …
Mounjaro contraception advice updated
Product information to recommend patients taking Mounjaro switch to non-oral contraceptives for four weeks after each dose An investigation by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) into the potential for reduced effectiveness of oral contraceptives during initiation …
TGA updates product warning for GLP-1s
Product warnings across GLP-1 RA class of medications aligned on the potential risk of suicidal ideation Health professionals are being urged to monitor patients using glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) medications for the emergence or …