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Navigating the Special Access Scheme and Section 19A: a practical guide for pharmacists
The Special Access Scheme (SAS) and Section 19A (S19A) provisions enable pharmacists to supply unapproved or temporarily approved medicines to help address unmet patient need. This article explains the associated …
The proton pump, the gastric mucosal barrier, and stomach and duodenal ulcers
Back to Basics with Peter Carroll The aim of this series of articles is to revisit and discuss some fundamental pharmacological, physiological and therapeutic concepts with the overall objective of …
Assessing systems and workflow
USING THE PDL RISK MANAGEMENT GUIDE FOR PHARMACISTS This series introduces pharmacists to the PDL Risk Management Guide for Pharmacists, and how it can be used in everyday pharmacy practice …
Improving asthma management in adults
The 2025 update to the National Asthma Council (NAC) Australia’s guideline for asthma in primary care, the Australian Asthma Handbook, emphasises significant changes in asthma management. By Debbie Rigby, advanced …
Our perception of opportunity
The world of valuations has been the busiest that we’ve ever seen, and pharmacy land is certainly an active one at present, writes Peak Strategies director, John Thornett One thing …
Telehealth tied to lower antibiotic prescribing
Do doctors feel more pressure to prescribe antibiotics in face-to-face settings? Australian researchers investigated GPs who frequently used telehealth wrote fewer antibiotic scripts than their professional peers, an Australian study …
Baby formula recalled
Two formulas sold in pharmacies have been recalled due to fears of contamination Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has issued a country-wide recall for two baby formula products due to …
The week in review
Potential buyers circle Infinity Group, an herbalist sentenced and a new anaphylaxis product were among the topics that had our readers talking this week Sigma Healthcare, and private equity firm, …
Flashback Friday: Vet or pharmacist?
It’s May 1955 and the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy reports on the strange case of a chemist moonlighting as a veterinary surgeon at his pharmacy – then denying it The …
Navigating risk in modern day pharmacy practice
PDL pharmacists discuss the benefits of proactive risk management including tools to improve practice in today’s pharmacy 17 February 2026 | 7.00-8.00PM AEDT What are some common risks in pharmacy? …
TWC’s full scope targets
The pharmacy chain says it holds more than a third of market share in pharmacist prescribing, with ambitions to quickly grow its footprint TerryWhite Chemmart (TWC) has detailed its pharmacist …