No trading dispensing fees for full scope: Twomey
Guild warns it will step away from its pursuit of full scope of practice if dispensing remuneration becomes a bargaining chip Dispensing fees must not be sacrificed to expand pharmacists’ scope …
Pharmacists push to help move kidney health ‘levers’
One pharmacist has outlined how an HMR made a huge difference in the life of a patient with rapidly declining kidney function On World Kidney Day, the PSA has thrown …
The top 10
Movements around the fate of the failed Infinity Group, and the future plans of discount giant CWH dominated our readers interests over the last month These were the 10 most …
‘The best of our profession’ honoured
Australia’s most exceptional community pharmacy professionals have been recognised today at the national final of the National Pharmacy Awards Presented at the Pharmacy Guild’s flagship Australasian Pharmacy Professional Conference on …
New AI collab for prescribing pharmacists
Co-designed with MedAdvisor and backed by the Pharmacy Guild, a new partnership will see AI tools embedded directly into everyday prescribing workflows Melbourne-based technology company Heidi has announced a new …
World News Wrapup: 12 March 2026
Measles outbreak in London; Cuban pharmacy accused of dispensing expired HIV drugs; “food pharmacies” opening across the US London, England: Pharmacies will be used to signpost families to vaccinations amid …
‘They’re our future’
Karen Brown shares her “proud mum” moment on seeing her former intern become pharmacist manager of her newest store, and thoughts on owners supporting ECPs Award-winning pharmacist and managing partner …
MedsAware Week: the facts and the fictions
In 2026, Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) is asking pharmacists to consider: are you MedsAware or misinformed? MedsAware Week (16-20 March 2026) is looking at the issue of misinformation, highlighting that …
‘We’ll be strongly advocating for things like removal of caps’
PSA’s new president flags changes to the profession, with priorities including the negotiation of the pharmacy programs agreement, the new Code of Ethics and the College transition AJP podcast host …
‘A revised Code for the profession, by the profession’
The PSA has opened public consultation on its draft revised Code of Ethics for Pharmacists, following an eight-month best-practice development process The Code of Ethics is the fundamental resource that …
Pharmacies to get updated accreditation program
There is to be a ‘major evolution for community pharmacy accreditation’ in 2026, with key changes to QCPP The accreditation program for community pharmacies in Australia will undergo its biggest …
dRx series: Deprescribing topical corticosteroids in older people
Amanda Quek and Amy Page
When should pharmacists consider deprescribing an older patient’s topical corticosteroids? Amanda Quek and Dr Amy Page take a look Deprescribing is defined as a person-centred process of medication withdrawal intended …