‘Throw the book’ at PBS fraudster: Guild
As Sydney pharmacist and Ferrari enthusiast pleads guilty to $5.1 million fraud, the Pharmacy Guild condemns his behaviour The Daily Telegraph has reported that Ben Huynh, who once extensively documented …
Managing staff communications during a sale
A critical challenge when selling your pharmacy is deciding when and how to communicate with your staff, writes Pharmacy Solutions Australia Employees are often long-standing and highly valued, making poor …
‘It feels like their lives were in our hands’
Priscilla Moses, Northpharm Area Manager for Katherine, shares her team’s experience of working with authorities to deliver critical medicines to the Katherine community during the recent flood crisis Despite living …
‘Routine use of medicinal cannabis could be doing more harm than good’
No evidence to suggest medicinal cannabis is effective for depression, anxiety or PTSD, new research finds A landmark Lancet paper – the largest-ever review of the safety and efficacy of cannabinoids across a range of mental health conditions – has found …
GPs demand decision reversal on women’s health trial
The national health minister’s announcement at last week’s APP has attracted praise from within the profession and dissent from medical groups Plans to allow qualified pharmacists to prescribe oral contraceptives …
Fuel uncertainty makes HMRs ‘untenable’
“Right now there’s a fuel problem, but it will very soon become a health problem,” says a top consultant pharmacist, lobbying again for telehealth delivery of HMRs Award-winning consultant pharmacist …
TWC joins injection pen recycling pilot
Recycling program aimed at keeping medical injection pens out of landfill to start in the second half of 2026 Patients using injectable medications will be able to have their injection …
Meds shortages could compromise scope: Ruston
The Coalition’s health spokeswoman weighed in on how the Middle East war and our trading relationships could affect future supply The shadow health minister says medicines shortages could undermine scope …
Co-owners to face proceedings alongside employees: tribunal
A Sydney Chemist Warehouse co-owner has argued that “positive acts” such as dispensing without a script are not the same as failing to detect an employee’s improper conduct The Health …
‘No such thing as full scope’
Australian pharmacists should not set a finite boundary to their potential scope, Irish Pharmacy Union president tells APP Pharmacists’ scope of practice is constantly evolving to enable the profession to …
The week in review
Soaring pharmacy applications, hospital pharmacists face pay cut and a robbery on the same day as a premier’s visit were among our hot topics this week Despite warnings that pharmacies …
Pharmacy’s billionaires’ club gets new members
New rich list ranks seven pharmacy identities among the top 250 wealthiest Australians Wealth is continuing to grow for Chemist Warehouse’s trio of co-founders, with The Australian estimating that the net worth of …