Pharmacy Announcements
‘Your name’s on the door so you’re accountable’
Owners must be present for audits under new Quality and Safety in Pharmacy Program Pharmacy owners are being warned they could be excluded from Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) programs if their stores …
NAPSA launches $1m future fund
Student body sets $1 million target for trust fund to support its future leaders and advocacy Leaders of the pharmacy sector are backing a new “future fund” to ensure the …
Crisafulli pledges to ‘close loopholes’
“We can’t have a world where a couple of big players sell everything in this country,” the Queensland premier told APP2026 delegates Queensland premier David Crisafulli indicated he plans to …
New AI collab for prescribing pharmacists
Co-designed with MedAdvisor and backed by the Pharmacy Guild, a new partnership will see AI tools embedded directly into everyday prescribing workflows Melbourne-based technology company Heidi has announced a new …
Pharmacist-only vapes linked to ‘popcorn lung’
Testing of pharmacist-only nicotine vaping products reveals breaches of therapeutic standards “Legal vapes” sold through community pharmacies could be exposing users to dangerous chemicals, despite strict regulations, research funded by …
Commitment to innovation and regional healthcare reaps reward
South Australian pharmacy takes top honour at TWC 2026 Heart Awards TerryWhite Chemmart (TWC) Clare in South Australia has been named as the network’s National Pharmacy of the Year award winner. The regional store …
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 …