Pharmacy Announcements
RSV vaccine added to NIP for over 75s
Government moves to eliminate cost barrier to accessing the RSV vaccine for older Australians The federal government is investing $445.3 million to deliver free respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines to eligible patients from …
Pharmacy group hit by ransomware attack
Ransomware gang threatens to publish pharmacy group’s data following breach FriendlyCare Management, which supports a network of seven pharmacies in Queensland, has become the 10th healthcare business globally to fall …
Artri Ajo King tablets ‘should not be taken’: TGA
Regulator warns of health risks posed by unapproved tablets sourced online Consumers are being urged not to take an imported product labelled Artri Ajo King tablets, after testing found undeclared medicines diclofenac and …
Accuhaler product correction
GSK issues product correction for six batches of its Flixotide and Pavtide Accuhalers The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has announced that sponsor, GSK Australia, has identified that “a small number” of accuhaler devices for …
Needle-free flu vax campaign underway in WA
WA government steps up its winter strategy with rollout of intranasal influenza vaccine for children aged 2-11 years Western Australians are being urged to go to their local pharmacy to …
Board sets out service expectations
New guidelines on the safe provision of pharmacy services to come into effect from 1 October 2026 The Pharmacy Board of Australia has released new Guidelines for pharmacists on the safe …
Pill testers take aim at social media censors
Efforts to boost awareness of pill testing services are being stymied by social media giants censoring posts Critical alerts about recreational narcotics are being blocked by platforms including Facebook, Instagram …
Changes for antihypertensive dual therapy fixed dose combinations
PBS implements PBAC recommendations on antihypertensive dual therapy fixed dose combinations Changes to Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) restrictions have been made to allow fixed dose combinations (FDCs) for dual therapy antihypertensives to …
PSA launches support for autistic patients
PSA marks World Autism Awareness Day with new consumer guide, Your medicines, your pharmacist The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is aiming to support autistic patients to better understand how …
Rotations make learning difference
Latrobe Regional Health pharmacist Yue Kee Wong ANZCAP-Res has become the 500th graduate of AdPha’s nationally recognised resident training program Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has congratulated Latrobe Regional Health pharmacist …
Rising employee dissatisfaction with 8CPA
Confidence in community pharmacy is at an all-time high, but dissatisfaction with the 8CPA is growing amongst employee pharmacists, barometer reveals There is an increasing divergence in opinion between pharmacy …
Embracing the future
The past and the future meet in the latest issue of the AJP It’s been a busy start to the year. Well, that was the consensus from everyone I spoke …