‘Few professionals have both perspectives’
Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award winner Dr Jonathan Penm has told colleagues why pharmacists are perfectly placed as researchers… and advised they have fun along the way Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) …
Vic scope program gets rebrand
Victoria’s Community Pharmacist Program is being renamed as Chemist Care Now, Monash commences enrolments for its pharmacist prescribing course State Minister for Health, Mary-Anne Thomas officially announced the launch of Monash University’s Graduate Certificate …
First technician wins AdPha Medal of Merit
AdPha calls award-winner Tara Clayson-Fisher a “trailblazer for the profession” as she becomes the first tech to take out the prestigious award Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) awarded Tara Clayson-Fisher FANZCAP …
Mounjaro contraception advice updated
Product information to recommend patients taking Mounjaro switch to non-oral contraceptives for four weeks after each dose An investigation by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) into the potential for reduced effectiveness of oral contraceptives during initiation …
TGA updates product warning for GLP-1s
Product warnings across GLP-1 RA class of medications aligned on the potential risk of suicidal ideation Health professionals are being urged to monitor patients using glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) medications for the emergence or …
New protections for complainants
It is now an offence to retaliate against anyone who raises concerns with regulators, Ahpra has announced People who alert regulators to concerns about health practitioners will have greater protection …
SSSI issued for nicorandil tablets
Forecast intermittent shortages of nicorandil prompt regulator to announce SSSI Pharmacists are being authorised to substitute brand and strength of nicorandil products without patients needing a new prescription under a Serious Scarcity Substitution …
Pharmacy prices set to rise: survey
Proprietors and aspiring owners expect prices to increase in 2026, a market sentiment survey reveals The latest Attain Pharmacy Market Sentiment Survey shows almost three-quarters of respondents believe pharmacy prices will rise …
Food–medicine interactions: an update
Although many medicines can be taken safely with food, some have the potential for clinically significant food–medicine interactions that may reduce or increase the medicine’s effect, potentially causing harm to …
Foreseeing risk when introducing new services
USING THE PDL RISK MANAGEMENT GUIDE FOR PHARMACISTS This series introduces pharmacists to the PDL Risk Management Guide for Pharmacists, and how it can be used in everyday pharmacy …
Management of opioid overdose in a community setting
Evidence from Australian research highlights that pharmacist-led naloxone interventions significantly improve overdose response and survival rates, reinforcing the pharmacist’s role as a critical contributor to reducing opioid-related mortality. By Dr …
Vulvovaginal candidiasis: managing thrush in pharmacy
Also known as thrush, vulvovaginal candidiasis is a common infection caused by an overgrowth of yeasts that naturally occur in the vagina. This article aims to outline risk factors, symptoms, …