Open up the silos: interim report
Quality and safety regulation need to be better aligned across the care economy, the Productivity Commission says In an interim report which saw a number of pharmacy stakeholders provide submissions, …
PDL releases new risk management guide for pharmacists
Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL) has released a new resource titled the “PDL Risk Management Guide for Pharmacists” The resource was developed to support pharmacists in identifying and addressing risk in …
The week in review
Artificial intelligence, pay rates and the value of pharmacists’ work all made the headlines this week Catholic Health Australia told the Economic Reform Roundtable that pharmacists’ skills are being wasted by …
TGA issues AI scribe reminder
Health professionals using artificial intelligence (AI) to support their practice are being reminded to ensure it is appropriate and compliant Increasing use of AI scribes by health professionals to …
Pharmacy and aged care drive health spending growth
Health spending growth continues for 53rd consecutive month, data from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia reveals Healthcare and large sporting events, including the British and Irish Lions rugby tour and …
Flashback Friday: Cocaine a dangerous drug
Court quashes possession conviction of man with a mixture of cocaine and phenacetin It’s August 1925 and the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy is questioning the wisdom a court’s decision to …
Getting the better of topical corticosteroid phobia: what’s fact, what’s fiction?
Topical corticosteroid (TCS) phobia is an exaggerated or irrational fear of using TCS, often due to concerns about adverse effects. Pharmacists are well positioned to reassure patients about appropriate TCS use; …
Expanded scope boosts salaries and community pharmacy
Efforts to expand the profession’s scope of practice are fuelling salary increases and making community pharmacy a more attractive option for young pharmacists, a recruiter says Raven’s Recruitment general manager, …
Choosing the correct treatment path
Allergic rhinitis is one of the most common presentations in a pharmacy, and statistics show its prevalence is growing. Unfortunately, there is substantial evidence that it is not being correctly …
Pharmacy attack highlighted over ‘youth crime crisis’
A pharmacist is “too scared to open his doors” following a ram raid, one politician claims as he says Labor is weak on crime Sam Groth, deputy leader of the …
Health ‘hamstrung’ by constraints on pharmacists
Pharmacists’ skills are being wasted by “rigid scope-of-practice rules,” says Catholic Health Australia In its submission to the Economic Reform Roundtable, Catholic Health Australia (CHA) has called on the federal …
World news wrapup: 14 August 2025
Nearly 90% of UK pharmacists report skyrocketing aggression and shoplifting; CDC shooter attacks from pharmacy; Ireland looks at professional services price transparency UK: A whopping 88% of pharmacies have seen …