Nurse arrested over data breach
NSW Health employee facing charges of allegedly accessing and downloading patient data without authorisation Cybercrime detectives are investigating a 59-year-old nurse working in the Northern Sydney Local Health District over …
World news wrapup: 30 July 2026
New Zealand art highlights funding issues; Montréal ponders antihistamine restriction after poisonings; English women take up EC program in droves Auckland, New Zealand: Radio New Zealand has reported on an …
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 …
AJP Podcast: ‘Obviously there is some trepidation out there’
What’s going to change with the replacement of QCPP with QSPP? The AJP Podcast asks the questions AJP Podcast host Carlene McMaugh chats with Natalie Willis, senior vice president of …
Non-compliant packaging costs supplement brand
Supplement brand pays $19,800 fine for allegedly not meeting child-resistant packaging requirement Sydney-based nutrition supplement firm, Cellife Health Care, has been issued with an infringement notice by the Therapeutic Goods …
‘Australia’s first discount pharmacy’ up for sale
For the first time in 74 years, the family-owned Sydney property is heading to the auction block, with the vendor and agent sharing the site’s annual income The original Cincotta …
What’s changed in food allergy prevention?
The advice on food allergy prevention has shifted from avoidance to exposure. With recent updates to ASCIA’s Infant Feeding for Food Allergy Prevention Guideline, pharmacists have a key role in …
The top 10: Clinical news
Which clinical pharmacy stories were our readers interested in during the first half of the year? These were the 10 most clicked clinical news articles during the first half of …
Forgeries, identity fraud and patient misrepresentation
Fraudulent prescriptions, identity fraud and patient misrepresentation are not always easy to detect. PDL recommends you pause and assess before you dispense The Pharmacy Council of New South Wales Stakeholder …
Pharmacy warned not to dispense on doctor’s scripts
A tribunal has chosen not to cancel the registration of a doctor with a long history of self-prescribing, who also diverted scripts he wrote in former patients’ names A doctor …
Salbutamol nebules shortage an education opportunity: NAC
Pharmacists and other health professionals are being urged to discuss changes to the asthma guidelines, as shortages of salbutamol nebules persist Health professionals should use ongoing shortages of Ventolin (salbutamol) …
Key Sun expands kids lozenge recall
Discovery of wire fragments in second kids’ lozenge prompts manufacturer to extend product recall Multiple batches of homoeopathic lozenges for children are being recalled following the discovery of wire fragments …