Wesfarmers expands loyalty offering
New loyalty program builds on Priceline’s Sister Club membership and expands it across broader Wesfarmers Health network Priceline Sister Club’s 10 million members will automatically move over to the new …
Measles risk for over one million
Australia is teetering at the lower end of the WHO’s estimated herd protection threshold range, new study finds An estimated 1.7 million Australians, or 6.7% of the population, were susceptible …
Queensland pharmacies leaving it late to renew business licence
Pharmacy owners face potential prosecution if they fail to renew their business licence by 2 November 2026 More than 800 pharmacies have yet to submit a valid application to the …
Tips and traps from pharmacist influencers
Pharmacists with large online followings recently shared their words of wisdom for other professionals, including how to protect patients and adhere to regulations. Here’s what they had to say If …
Research roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest research news Gastroparesis Gastroparesis is a condition of delayed gastric emptying in the absence of gastric outlet obstruction. The most common cause of gastroparesis …
Lock in savings with $25 scripts: Guild
Guild takes campaign to freeze the PBS general co-payment to Canberra Federal politicians are being urged to put plans to restore annual indexed increases to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) …
TGA swoops on properties linked to ‘influencer’
Authorities seize “Wolverine Stack” during illicit peptide clampdown More than $120,000 worth of unapproved peptides and anabolic steroids have been seized by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and NSW Police …
NAPSA appoints new executive director and committee chairs
Special general meeting confirms election of NAPSA’s new international relations director The National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA) has announced the appointment of Vanessa Menghan Li as the eighth member …
What is the future of pharmacy?
Pharmacists are optimistic about the direction of the profession, as scope of practice delivers fresh opportunities, according to pharmacy business experts Peak Strategies Delegates at the Pharmacy Forum in Perth …
The week in review
Coroner slams “horrific” medication errors, peptides put pressure on needle exchanges and do “pharmacists make the best doctors”? These were the topics our readers looked at this week A coroner …
SSSI for dapsone tablets
A shortage of 25mg tablets prompted the substitution guidance The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued substitution advice due to the short supply of dapsone 25mg tablets. Under the …