Keeping up with inflation: pharmacy award rates are rising
The Fair Work Commission has recently delivered a double pay rise for the lowest paid pharmacists, but not everyone is happy with the decision, and further battles lie ahead, writes …
Playing a careful hand
If the lessons of history are repeated, the costs of running a pharmacy could rise in the next few years, meaning the ‘table stakes’ will get higher for owners These …
Childhood immunisation rates worrying minister
Federal health minister open to uniformity on pharmacy vaccination rules to boost access and uptake of childhood shots Extending the eligibility rules for pharmacist vaccination services could be an option …
APC to host in-person consultations for Pharmacist Capability Framework development
Dates and locations set for public consultation rounds to support the development of a Pharmacist Capability Framework Expressions of interest to attend events to discuss the development of a …
World news wrapup – 3 July 2025
Pharmacy shelled as fighting continues in Ukraine’s Donetsk region; video footage shows pharmacist pocketing prescription medicines; family settles action against pharmacy over alleged fatal dispensing error Donetsk, Ukraine: Patients …
Prac payments must be extended: pharmacy groups
Excluding pharmacy students from the Commonwealth Prac Payments scheme is “unfair”, pharmacy leaders claim The federal government is missing an opportunity to support the future primary care workforce by limiting …
Wesfarmers pilots InstantScripts Pharmacy Health Hub
Priceline-owner Wesfarmers Health is working with community pharmacists to pilot a new small-format pharmacy, which will link customers to telehealth GPs in some cases The first InstantScripts Pharamcy Health Hub …
Peak body to publish new CPD standards
PSA announces plan to develop quality criteria for educational material following the retirement of the current accreditation standards for pharmacists’ CPD Following the Australian Pharmacy Council’s (APC’s) announcement that it …
MedAdvisor ANZ sold to software collector
The global pharmacy software company’s local arm has been picked up by Jonas Software, triggering a fall in MedAdvisor’s share price MedAdvisor’s Australian and New Zealand business and its subsidiary, …
Human error, alarm fatigue contributed to insulin death
Multiple factors including use of EMRs found in coroner’s case involving a medication administration error that led to a woman’s death A coroner has called for changes to an electronic …
Expanded scope becomes permanent practice
State governments move to extend pharmacists’ scope of practice on a permanent basis Services launched as part of scope of practice trials have become part of pharmacists’ permanent practice from …
‘Government should be doing more – not less’ for pharmacists
Professional body calls for extension of the Commonwealth Prac Payment scheme to support pharmacy students Urgent steps need to be taken by the federal government to support pharmacy students during …