Pharmacy Announcements
‘Our Christmas really has come early’
Eczema patients gifted with continued PBS listing of treatment after higher-than-expected demand nearly saw it withdrawn from the PBS Eczema support groups are praising the decision to keep a treatment …
TGA prepares for discontinuation of Protaphane InnoLet insulin cartridges
Novo Nordisk to discontinue the Protaphane InnoLet human insulin (rys) 100 IU/mL injection multidose cartridge on 1 February 2025 Pharmacists can now use a Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument (SSSI) to …
Blooms hits recycling milestone
Blooms The Chemist and Pharmacycle have now recycled more than 10 million blister packs from across its pharmacy network, the two announce Since Blooms The Chemist rolled out in-store blister …
Pharmacy 777 WA’s best large business
Western Australian pharmacy group scoops state business award Pharmacy 777 has been named as Western Australia’s Large Business of the Year 2024. Established on Canning Highway in Applecross, WA …
Wee Less warning
Suspected tampering concerns prompt recalls for three Caruso’s products Caruso’s Natural Health is recalling batches of its Wee Less, Bloat Eze and Ashwagandha 7500 products due to “unknown capsules” being …
Another year is almost over….
Here’s all the dates you need to know for AJP at the end of 2024/beginning of 2025 This is our final AJP newsletter for 2024. I wanted to wish you …
Doctor title ‘recognition and respect you deserve’
Green light for Doctor of Pharmacy an acknowledgement of the “very special place” the profession holds in the healthcare system, Guild leader says The introduction of the Doctor of Pharmacy …
Eli Lilly clarifies Mounjaro availability
Manufacturer moves to correct inaccurate reporting on the availability of Mounjaro Mandatory shortage reporting requirements for glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) medicines is causing confusion about the availability …
Tassie UTI pilot hits milestone
UTI trial eases pressure on GPs and hospitals, Guild leader says Pharmacists have delivered more than 5000 occasions of service through the Tasmanian Community Pharmacy Program’s Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) pilot. …
Clean sweep for community pharmacy
Pharmacists back candidates with ownership experience to sit on the Pharmacy Council of NSW Community pharmacists have secured all five ‘pharmacist’ positions in Pharmacy Council of NSW elections. While the …
Immersive learning celebrated
Following a year of partnership with Audirie, PSA says it plans to expand use of AI-powered pharmacist prescriber simulations in 2025 PSA and Audirie are celebrating the first anniversary of …
‘A great Australian story’: CWH founders named AFR Business Person of Year
The three founders of the $30bn discount pharmacy chain Chemist Warehouse (CWH) have been honoured by The Australian Financial Review (AFR) Mario Verrocchi and Jack and Sam Gance have been …