dRx series: Deprescribing genitourinary anticholinergics in older people
Amanda Quek and Amy Page
In older people, the properties of genitourinary anticholinergics may pose a risk of adverse effects, write Amanda Quek and Dr Amy Page Deprescribing is defined as a person-centred process of medication …
Scope legislation: pushing the government
“Legislation and practice aren’t necessarily keeping up with the universities,” says a leading pharmacy student, discussing the future of the sector Sebastian Harper, national president at the National Australian Pharmacy …
Wholesalers focused on meds supply as fuel prices surge
Rising transport costs and concerns of fuel shortages have wholesalers on alert Pharmaceutical wholesalers are engaging with stakeholders to ensure “uninterrupted distribution” of medicines as the fuel crisis begins to …
Re-elected SA govt’s plan for pharmacy welcomed
The Malinauskas government is set to increase pharmacist training and scope, especially in rural areas, following its re-election The South Australian Branch of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia has congratulated …
Ramsay completes Symbion switch
Ramsay Pharmacy eyes growth following completion of transition to Symbion as its first-line wholesaler Ramsay Health Care’s pharmacy division has confirmed it has completed its switch from Paragon Care to …
World news wrapup: 25 March 2026
Tributes for Iranian pharmacist killed in bombing; US southern state aims for OTC ivermectin; pharmacies across Europe hit by system outage Tehran, Iran: The BBC has reported on some of …
‘This is an area to make haste slowly’
A Labor MP has used his daughter’s DVT – as well as her conception – to illustrate his concerns about pharmacists initiating oral contraceptives This week (Monday, 23 March 2026) …
Race for Infinity down to four
After receiving close to 300 expressions of interest in acquiring all or part of the collapsed Infinity Pharmacy Group, administrators have narrowed it down to four bidders Long-time suitor, Chempro, is …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Assessment of adverse effects attributed to statin therapy in product labels Findings from a meta-analysis of individual participant-level data from double-blind …
‘Increasingly adversarial’ debate around pharmacist prescribing
The current conversation is having a direct impact on willingness of GPs to engage pharmacists for HMRs and RMMRs, according to leading employer in aged care Australia is at a …
New senior exec joins National Pharmacies team
London-born retail executive Alex Palin has been appointed chief customer officer for National Pharmacies Palin is to take up his new role today, Monday 23 March 2026. Palin has worked …
More Aussies eligible for senior flu jab
The adjuvanted influenza vaccine Fluad has now been approved for Australians aged 50 and over Fluad has been funded in Australia since 2018 for adults aged 65 and over on the National Immunisation …