Pharmacy Announcements
Wesfarmers expands loyalty offering
New loyalty program builds on Priceline’s Sister Club membership and expands it across broader Wesfarmers Health network Priceline Sister Club’s 10 million members will automatically move over to the new …
TGA swoops on properties linked to ‘influencer’
Authorities seize “Wolverine Stack” during illicit peptide clampdown More than $120,000 worth of unapproved peptides and anabolic steroids have been seized by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and NSW Police …
NAPSA appoints new executive director and committee chairs
Special general meeting confirms election of NAPSA’s new international relations director The National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA) has announced the appointment of Vanessa Menghan Li as the eighth member …
Kudos to Amanda Galbraith: APC
The Australia Pharmacy Council (APC) has congratulated its board director, Amanda Galbraith, on recently being awarded a Fellowship of the Pharmaceutical Society The award was made in recognition of Galbraith’s …
MM2026 program unveiled
AdPha has revealed the preliminary conference program, which will feature more than 30 invited speakers, 10 interactive workshops, 78 contributed papers and more than 350 posters There are now just …
New vaccination ambassadors announced
Inaugural advocate Anna Theophilos hands over baton to two “passionate” leaders in the profession Julianna Neill and Jemma Keay are the PSA’s newest vaccination ambassadors, the member organisation announced at …
Decline in overdose deaths ‘has well and truly stalled’: report
Stimulants fuel rise in drug-induced deaths and hospitalisations in 2024, report reveals New data from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) shows an increase in harms from amphetamine-type …
National Pharmacies looks towards prescribing future
National Pharmacies says it is investing in its pharmacists’ training to undertake prescribing qualifications The group says it is investing in the future of frontline healthcare, with around 15 pharmacists …
Tait takes top honour
PSA recognises leading pharmacists with Excellence Awards “At 17 I chose pharmacy, today pharmacy chose me,” the Pharmacist of the Year says South Australian researcher and palliative care specialist Dr Paul …
Telehealth announcement for credentialed pharmacists
The Health Minister tells pharmacists that greater flexibility is on its way for members of the profession who provide HMR and RMMR services Addressing delegates during the opening plenary at …
Levothyroxine supply not impacted by US recall: TGA
Products impacted by the FDA’s recall of levothyroxine sodium tablets are limited to those distributed in the US, a TGA spokesperson says Pharmacists are being advised that patients taking levothyroxine …
Pharmacist joins Salvos’ Project 614
Homeless Melburnians can now access medication reviews and advice through the Salvation Army’s Project 614 The Wellness Partners Foundation is supporting the Salvation Army to help hard-up Melburnians to navigate …