Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has created its 33rd specialty practice group (SPG), which will  aim to examine and reduce the environmental impact of health care through hospital pharmacy practice Announced …

On World Pharmacists Day (25 September 2024), the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia officially launched the PSA Foundation, supporting excellence in pharmacy practice It aims to do so by providing funding …

Australia’s new pharmacy agreements provide model for others to follow, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) president, Paul Sinclair, tells our latest podcast  AJP Podcast presenter Carlene McMaugh discusses the Eight Community Pharmacy …

Regulator to get “improved powers” to ensure pharmacists and prescribers use real-time monitoring systems appropriately  Legislation being proposed by the Victorian government will give the state’s health regulator increased powers …

Wholesaler reports 17.3% increase in normalised net revenue for the first half of its 2025 financial year  Sigma Healthcare is reporting that it is already reaping the benefits of its …

Stakeholders are marking World Pharmacists’ Day by highlighting evolving roles and supporting current ones This year’s theme is “Pharmacists: Meeting global health needs”. Pharmaceutical Society of Australia national president Associate …

Australians share affordability concerns over medicinal cannabis scripts, but leading pharmacist in the space says costs have “dramatically decreased” In a new study of Australians who regularly use drugs led …

As WA hospital pharmacists enter their second week of industrial action, AdPha warns that future care delivery is under threat Earlier this month (11 September 2024) Health Services Union WA …

Naloxone should be provided to reverse overdoses from both prescribed and illicit opioids, and pharmacists are at the forefront, experts urge Research shows that it is unusual for a person …

A decline in PBS dispensing of opioid analgesics has been offset by a marked rise in private scripts, particularly for immediate release formulations, new data shows Opioid use in Australia …

Union calls for the expansion of Commonwealth Prac Payments to support more students undertaking mandatory unpaid placements  Pharmacy students should not be excluded from the federal government’s placement support payments, …

Pharmaceutical company announces plan to consolidate its range of insulin products to meet growing demand  Novo Nordisk will discontinue eight of its insulin products – six of which are listed …