Pharmacy assistant’s dismissal ‘unjust and unreasonable’
Pharmacy assistant with a 14-year unblemished record wins unfair dismissal case over alleged theft of confectionery A pharmacy owner has been ordered to pay a long-serving pharmacy assistant almost $24,000 plus superannuation …
Renewed supplement probe after anaphylaxis reports
The medicines watchdog is looking at whether a cold and flu supplement should keep its ‘low-risk ingredient’ designation after its reported links to severe allergies The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) …
Pharmacist prescribers deserve more: Barometer
Close to three-quarters of pharmacists say they would back an hourly rate of $70.80 for prescribers, UTS Pharmacy Barometer reveals As pharmacists’ scope of practice expands to include prescribing for certain conditions, …
‘How do you approach those conversations?’
Do pharmacists have a bigger role to play recognising and supporting patients with mental health concerns? The AJP Podcast discusses the matter with Claire O’Reilly Australia’s pharmacists have a frontline …
Trade terms tipped to slow PBS approvals
The industry has responded to US President Trump’s 100% tariff on pharmaceuticals and other trade policy threats, outlining the likely impacts – and exemptions The US president’s decision to slap …
dRx series: Deprescribing medicines used for benign prostatic hyperplasia in older people
Amanda Quek and Amy Page
When should pharmacists consider deprescribing an older patient’s medicines for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)? Amanda Quek and Dr Amy Page take a look Deprescribing is defined as a person-centred process …
Propranolol implicated in teen death
A young woman circumvented GP and pharmacy measures to prevent stockpiling her beta blocker prescription—with lethal results An 18-year-old Queensland woman died from mixed drug toxicity involving “potentially fatal” exposure …
The 2026 Pharmacy Barometer: 10 key findings
Pay for prescribing, services that win support from pharmacy owners, continuing education options and other findings from the latest Community Pharmacy Barometer The 15th wave of the UTS Community Pharmacy …
Pill testers take aim at social media censors
Efforts to boost awareness of pill testing services are being stymied by social media giants censoring posts Critical alerts about recreational narcotics are being blocked by platforms including Facebook, Instagram …
Engagement will be key to scope success: regulator
“We cannot have our cake and eat it” – Pharmacy Council of NSW president warns against integrating “risky” business models with new scope of practice Ongoing communication between the pharmacy …
‘PBS is not up for negotiation’
Trump’s tariffs on pharmaceutical imports are “not the act of a friend”, but “will have no impact on medicine prices at Australian pharmacy counters”, minister pledges Medicines listed on the …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists and Risk of Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes This large …