The top 10
Pharmacy prescribing tops most clicked stories list, alongside coroner case, CWH comments, burnout and more These were the ten most viewed stories on our website between the 10 February and …
Call to PBS list weight loss jabs
Manufacturers of GLP-1 RAs such as semaglutide are being urged to invest in listing the medications on the PBS to treat obesity The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners is …
Why ‘immaculate documentation and communication’ matters in deprescribing
A reduced environmental impact is a key benefit of deprescribing – but there’s many aspects to sustainability, says one leading pharmacist This week (10-16 March 2025) the AJP has been …
Pharmatech start-up attracts new investors
A pharmacy software start-up founded with the vision of using “biometrics to match with peoples’ medical records” has just finished a $17m capital raise StrongRoom AI (SRAI), which began in …
The week in review
Co-pay campaign ramping up, calls for Covid-19 era medicines access and Sigma’s rise on the ASX were among topics that got pharmacists talking this week Both sides of politics are …
Flashback Friday: No ‘killjoy’ image over cigarettes
It’s the 70s, and the Labor party votes for restrictions on medicines advertising – but doesn’t want backlash over restrictions on tobacco ads “The Australian Labor Party voted at its …
Clinical tips: how to FRAME a deprescribing discussion
Did you know that in healthcare, 60% of care is in line with clinical guidelines, 30% is considered wasteful or low-value, and 10% is harmful? This is being described as …
‘Methylamphetamine is a scourge in our community’
A former pharmacy technician has been sentenced over supplying methylamphetamine A pharmacy worker began offending later in life in the context of domestic violence, a court has heard. The 37-year-old …
The pharma companies shedding value amid Trump trade-off
Listed companies in the pharmacy and retail sector have suffered heavy losses in the past month’s market sell-off By noon on Thursday, the S&P/ASX200 had fallen close to 9% from …
Co-pay cut ‘an investment in productivity’: Twomey
Both sides of politics urged to commit to reducing the maximum PBS co-payment to $19 ahead of the federal election Calls for the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) general co-payment to …
Hospital operator getting auction-ready: reports
Private hospital operator Healthscope is preparing to be sold after ballooning debt, sources say Australia’s second-largest private hospital operator is reportedly getting closer to a sale after most of its …
World news wrapup: 13 March 2025
NZ’s pharmac culture a problem, report finds; Irish pharmacist censured after overturned conviction; weight management complaints fly in after new UK guidance Wellington, New Zealand: BioPharmaDispatch has covered the release …