No deal – doctors vote for industrial action
Doctors step up industrial action as pay deal rejected Systemic understaffing combined with unsustainable working hours are pushing doctors across Victoria to take action, the state branch of the Australian Salaried …
Opioids, benzo use higher in RACFs: study
Polypharmacy more common in residential aged care residents compared to community-dwelling older adults, new whole-of-population study finds A Western Australian study has compared medicines use among adults aged >65 years …
Pharmacy a model of low-friction access to care: NAB
GPs remain the anchor of the health system, but patients see community pharmacy as an easy-to-use point of access to care, a report from the NAB reveals Data from the latest National …
Owner ‘stoked’ to win state PotY title
Guild names Queensland’s Community Pharmacy of the Year, with former NAPSA president claiming intern title Co-proprietor Karen Brown says claiming the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Queensland Community Pharmacy of the Year title …
World news wrapup: 15 October 2026
Are pharmacists AI “liability sinks”? New Zealand Guild releases election manifesto asking for protection; French supermarket hack highlights retail fridge vulnerability Birmingham, West Midlands: The UK’s Pharmaceutical Journal has warned …
‘I just don’t understand it’
Longtime pharmacy owner and dietitian queries direct-to-consumer model for weight loss medicines NSW pharmacist and dietitian John Jones has expressed concerns over the recent launch of LillyDirect, Eli Lilly’s platform …
Can patient education drive deprescribing?
A poster presented at a recent conference asked how effective direct-to-patient educational interventions can be At the recent Pharmaceutical Society of Australia conference held in Sydney, Joanna Benedict, Ella Ryan, …
Pharmacists’ men’s health training poor: study
Only just shy of 12% of pharmacists believe they have had training on managing gender-related challenges engaging men in care – less than the average health worker New Australian research of 487 …
Consultation part of B6 intake effort
The TGA has opened a public consultation on its proposals to help consumers manage how they use vitamin B6 The Therapeutic Goods Administration is seeking feedback through the consultation on …
Guild defends Chemist Care Now
AMA Victoria calls for moves to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice to be rolled back warning the state’s Chemist Care Now program is “fundamentally flawed” Moves to enable pharmacists to …
‘Demographic tsunami’ approaching health system
Doctors call for “urgent investment” in healthcare as Baby Boomers hit their 80s Fresh investment in healthcare is needed to better prepare Victoria’s hospital system to meet the needs of …
‘Pot of health’ will never empty: Nissen
Pharmacists will continue to contribute more to delivering care for patients, but expanded scope will not reduce demand for healthcare, a leading pharmacist tells the profession “The ‘pot of health’ …