Pharmacy Announcements
Sustainability and values key in new Blooms milestone
Blooms The Chemist has celebrated a new national milestone of 130 stores in the network, with the opening of Blooms The Chemist Douglas As part of the local community for …
Local focus as healthSAVE hits milestone
healthSAVE Pharmacy Network has announced it has reached a milestone of 100 pharmacies nationwide The banner says the milestone underscores its appeal among locally owned pharmacies and the communities they …
TGA issues fake GLP-1 warning
Testing confirms imported unregistered GLP-1 weight loss products are not what they claim to be Consumers are being urged to avoid purchasing online medicines claiming to contain glucagon-like peptide-1s (GLP-1s), warning …
Up to $5k for prescribing training
Guild expands $1.5 million scholarship fund to train Victoria’s pharmacist prescribers The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Victorian branch has expanded its pharmacist prescribing training scholarship, which it says will enable …
Push benefits of flu vax: Kidd
Health professionals are being urged to promote flu vaccination to support patient decision-making “Your recommendation to your patients is one of the most influential drivers of vaccination acceptance”, Australia’s Chief …
Matching the old with the new
In our March issue of the AJP we look at some of pharmacy’s past byways and future highways As I highlighted in our previous issue, we are continuing to focus …
Introducing AJP Accredited CPD
From March 2026, the AJP will publish CPD activities that meet a rigorous review process known as AJP Accredited CPD The AJP is a well-established and trusted provider of high-quality …
Wound gel recall
Packaging problems prompt recall of multiple batches of a wound care gel The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has confirmed that 16 batches of Comvita Medihoney Antibacterial Wound Gel, over concerns that packaging may …
Zimstat SSSI extended
Shortages of Alphapharm’s Zimstat 5 mg tablets are forecast to continue The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has announced the extension of the Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument (SSSI) for Zimstat (simvastatin) 5 mg tablets, to 31 May …
Warning over ‘Collagen Builder’ tablets
Regulator warns of undisclosed sildenafil found in collagen supplement Consumers are being urged not to take Natures Valley Collagen Builder tablets, and to take them to their local pharmacy for disposal. The Therapeutic Goods …
Mighty Hoopla final stop for pill testing trial
Bondi Beach will host a drug checking service for this weekend’s Mighty Hoopla NSW Health has announced that Mighty Hoopla will be the final music festival to participate in its pill testing pilot. The …
APC announced as finalist in tech award
The Australian Pharmacy Council has been recognised as a finalist in the iTnews Benchmark Awards 2026, in the Non-For-Profit Award Category The nomination is for the APC’s new Accreditation Management …