GLP-1 surgery warning
Patients have been advised to carefully manage pre-surgery fasting with professionals, especially amid the rise in unapproved peptide use The increasing popularity of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1s) and other …
‘No sentence other than imprisonment is appropriate’
PBS fraudster’s barrister says a jail sentence is the only option, but stresses client’s pocketing of $5.1 million of taxpayer funds was not sophisticated Ferrari-loving pharmacist, Ben Huynh, “has lost …
Flashback Friday: Direct dealing and government pricing
It’s the mid-70s, and the AJP is reporting on an unpopular decision to allow a drug company to bypass wholesalers “The Trade Practices Commission has granted clearance to the agreement …
The myth of the owing prescriptions
It’s important to understand that a commonly used pharmacy term is not an actual legal category of medicine supply Most pharmacists have heard, or used, the phrase “Just make it …
Report highlights need for medicines reviews
Around 1.9 million Australians, or 7% of the population, experienced polypharmacy in 2025, a new AIHW report has revealed The report is the first in a new Australian Institute of …
Reforms boost access to medical abortion
Removal of prescribing and dispensing restrictions on mifepristone linked to improved access through pharmacies, study reveals Ordering data show “a statistically significant and clinically meaningful increase in the number and …
Victorian MP makes $1.7m after-hours pharmacy election pledge
Labor is set to fund after-hours pharmacy services to Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula if it wins next month’s state election Almost three years after Labor pulled the pin on Victoria’s 24-hour Supercare …
World News Wrapup: 8 October 2026
Crackdown on UK pharmacies advertising to public; Prescriber ‘guilty’ after distributing 2m pills; Patients skipping pharmacy in Central Africa London, England: Pharmacies in the UK have been warned about advertising …
‘Terminated’: DBG Health cuts ties with accused
The wellness empire, backed by pharmaceuticals entrepreneur Dennis Bastas, has made changes to one of its brands after charges were laid against a fitness personality Dennis Bastas’ DBG Health has …
Supporting healthier ageing
By recognising subtle changes, understanding individual goals and intervening early, pharmacists can play an important role in helping older Australians stay healthier and independent for longer, writes Leanne Philpott KEY POINTS: …
‘Slashing tobacco excise and weakening vaping laws is not the solution’
A policy of cutting the tobacco excise would kill more Australians, health bodies say Following last month’s (September 2026) announcement of One Nation and the Liberal Party’s policy of making …
Victoria expands Chemist Care Now program
The Victorian Government adds new conditions to the Chemist Care Now Community Pharmacist Program, in a move supported by Monash Victorian Health Minister Ingrid Stitt visited TerryWhite Chemmart Footscray to …