‘Put oxycodone in the bag or I’ll stab you’
A young pharmacy worker was likely to have been traumatised by an offender wielding a steak knife, a judge says Claire Alexandra Reid has been handed a jail sentence at …
Can pharmacists reduce the vaccination downturn?
Are you vaccinating in community pharmacy? This researcher wants to hear from you A new study hopes to engage as many Australian vaccinating pharmacists as possible, to help inform decisions …
Victoria makes ‘life-changing’ ADHD move
Victorian premier Jacinta Allan has announced that following a consultation process, GPs will be able to diagnose and treat ADHD in both children and adults The move has been welcomed …
‘It feels like profiting from death’
More than a quarter of Australian voluntary assisted dying (VAD) practitioners have provided unpaid care, new data shows – and now this workforce is calling for reform The 2025 VADANZ …
Cancelled pharmacist ‘acted out of desperation and shame’: tribunal
A pharmacist deliberately submitted synthetic urine to fulfil testing requirements related to his alcohol use disorder, a tribunal has heard The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has heard that the …
‘True legend’ saves nearby retail worker
A bottleshop worker and the pharmacist who saved his life are urging access to defibrillators near pharmacies WA Today and Seven News have reported that while at work at the …
Practice staff celebrate Christmas with ‘green whistles’
A receptionist’s social media page showed the staff of one general practice enjoying methoxyflurane inhalers at their Christmas party Avant, the member-owned doctors’ support organisation, has published a case study …
Flashback Friday: Who can sell poisons?
It’s the early 20th century, and the new-look AJP has a focus on regulation of drugs like cyanide, arsenic and opium The Australasian Journal of Pharmacy’s 1906 dawned with “a …
PDL ‘excited’ to welcome grant applicants
PDL has announced that applications for the 2026 Student Grant Program are open Designed to support Australia’s pharmacy students, the program helps recipients broaden their education by attending a professional pharmacy conference. …
‘She thought she had to take more drugs to rehabilitate herself’
A pharmacist spotted a celebrity stylist’s fake scripts for stimulant drugs… but the former “It girl” has now had related charges dismissed In July 2025, Point Piper woman Kelly Smythe, …
‘Complete picture of a patient’s medicines history’ welcomed
Pharmacists get a years-long wish as Minister issues statement on new medicines information system Health minister Mark Butler has now announced that “For the first time, patients, prescribers and pharmacists …
World news wrapup: 29 January 2026
Woman develops serotonin syndrome after drug name mixup; man robs pharmacy of significant amount of methadone; UK pharmacies left out in the cold Canterbury, New Zealand: Canterbury’s Star News has …