Pharmacists’ expertise in medicines and vaccines, plus their accessibility and high level of trust makes them ideal travel health providers There’s no denying that Australians love to travel. The stats …

Merger news dominates our top story list for the holiday season The ongoing developments with the Sigma/Chemist Warehouse merger held our readers interest in recent months. A look at our …

Guidelines for pharmacists dispensing opioids may need to be more specific to aid in reducing opioid-related harms, say researchers Gaps in existing guidelines may be preventing pharmacists from fulfilling their …

The pharmacy calendar is starting to come together for 2024. Here’s some upcoming events APP2024 Harm Minimisation stream attracts world-renowned speakers APP2024 delegates attending this year’s Harm Minimisation stream will …

Confirmation of changes to the scheduling of laxative and antihistamine medicines, but with some last minute changes The Advisory Committee on Medicines Scheduling (ACMS) has confirmed previous preliminary changes to …

Health Minister says he is “not aware” of issues with supply of antivirals, despite surging case numbers, while deferring to expert advice on calls for widened PBS eligibility  Speaking at …

This is our final newsletter for 2023. Here’s the dates when we’ll be back in 2024 Our final newsletters for the year will be issued today (Thursday 21st): the final …

Weight loss, shortages, 60-day dispensing, CWH and more: which of our stories were the most read in 2023? There’s a usual pattern to the story themes that make our annual …

Continuing our review of our best read stories for 2023: the top 10 webinars  The list does include some webinars from previous years which were also resonating with readers and …

Next up in our review of 2023: the 10 most read opinion columns for the year  ‘I felt terrified but I will not allow such people to intimidate me’ Onsite …

Next in our review of 2023, the year’s ten most viewed alerts and advice for pharmacists from PDL   Mounjaro update Practising ‘good’ dispensing Focusing on patient privacy Be alert but …

Our review of 2023 continues with a look at our 10 most read stories on issues around the pharmacy workplace and workforce $5000 to become the face of 60-day dispensing …