Top 10 education articles of the CPD year
With the 2026 CPD year just over, we look back at the AJP’s most-read education articles of the last 12 months Articles focused on the management of skin conditions, pain …
‘Medicines aren’t optional’
Government assistant minister lauds cheaper medicines policy, as calls continue for general co-payment freeze Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) reforms, including cuts to the general co-payment and 60-day dispensing are delivering …
SSSI for diltiazem
Manufacturing issues have led to a major supplier discontinuing two brands of the hypertension medicine The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) says Sanofi-Aventis Australia will discontinue two brands of diltiazem 360 …
Pharmacist trial data falls short: RACGP
Doctors have criticised a recent review of a Tasmanian UTI prescribing pilot, claiming the evaluation doesn’t take into account benefits and risks The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) …
Restricted Saturday trading for pharmacies
It’s October 1896, and a movement seeking to limit pharmacies’ weekend opening hours looks set to win out Pharmacists may be Australia’s most accessible health professionals, but Saturday afternoon trading …
Nominations open for the Innovative Pharmacist of the Year Award
Nominations for the 2026 UTS Innovative Pharmacist of the Year are now open Innovation is the cornerstone of pharmacy. As the profession goes through unprecedented change, we believe it’s important …
QSPP system gets started
Pharmacy accreditation across Australia is changing with the introduction of the Quality & Safety Pharmacy Program The QSPP represents the fourth iteration of the Quality Care Pharmacy Program (QCPP), which …
Consultant recommendations: uncharted territory?
How does a pharmacist know whether their recommendations are making a difference? A poster presented at a recent conference takes a look A poster presented by accredited pharmacist Sarah Foster …
Charges laid over pharmacy burglary
Prescription medicines among $6,700 haul stolen during early morning pharmacy raid Police have arrested a 24-year-old man following a pre-dawn break-in at a pharmacy in Burnie, Tasmania. The man has …
Banner group pulls Andrographis products
Products have been stripped from the market voluntarily after the medicines regulator received a high number of severe allergy reports TerryWhiteChemmart (TWC) says it has voluntarily recalled two products containing …
‘Violence against healthcare workers is never acceptable’: Guild
Guild pledges to push for greater protection for pharmacists following assault of a proprietor Individuals who attack frontline health professionals need to feel the full force of the law a …
‘Talk to your doctors’: CAPS
LillyDirect “is not just a pharmacy issue”, the Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) warns Pharmacists are being urged to discuss concerns over Eli Lilly’s direct-to-consumer service with medical practitioners. …