Alarm bells ring over other drugs’ role in antimicrobial resistance
Common over-the-counter painkillers may be quietly increasing the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance, researchers warn New research from the University of South Australia shows that staples such as paracetamol and …
GP pharmacists have entered the chat
Pharmacists working in general practice are no longer an anomaly—they’re being actively sought after as the concept reaches a “tipping point” in its evolution. Megan Haggan reports on the latest …
Open up the silos: interim report
Quality and safety regulation need to be better aligned across the care economy, the Productivity Commission says In an interim report which saw a number of pharmacy stakeholders provide submissions, …
PDL releases new risk management guide for pharmacists
Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL) has released a new resource titled the “PDL Risk Management Guide for Pharmacists” The resource was developed to support pharmacists in identifying and addressing risk in …
The week in review
Artificial intelligence, pay rates and the value of pharmacists’ work all made the headlines this week Catholic Health Australia told the Economic Reform Roundtable that pharmacists’ skills are being wasted by …
Pharmacy attack highlighted over ‘youth crime crisis’
A pharmacist is “too scared to open his doors” following a ram raid, one politician claims as he says Labor is weak on crime Sam Groth, deputy leader of the …
Health ‘hamstrung’ by constraints on pharmacists
Pharmacists’ skills are being wasted by “rigid scope-of-practice rules,” says Catholic Health Australia In its submission to the Economic Reform Roundtable, Catholic Health Australia (CHA) has called on the federal …
World news wrapup: 14 August 2025
Nearly 90% of UK pharmacists report skyrocketing aggression and shoplifting; CDC shooter attacks from pharmacy; Ireland looks at professional services price transparency UK: A whopping 88% of pharmacies have seen …
Why pharmacists and dentists need to work together
Dr Alex Park writes on the importance of expanding community pharmacy’s role in oral health—from research to PSA25 to the Queensland pilot Oral health is often called the ‘forgotten’ part …
‘Long hard road’ ends as pharmacist escapes conviction
A Tasmanian pharmacist who dispensed on out-of-date scripts and issued unauthorised repeats is keen to get back to work, a court has heard The Advocate reports that the pharmacist pleaded …
TGA raids ‘Candy’ store for $40k of vapes
Tobacco control under the spotlight as the TGA warns on nicotine pouches and highlights a recent raid, and the health minister talks illegal tobacco As part of its ongoing effort …
‘Inconsistent dosing, limited safety data, and minimal post-market surveillance’: the cannabis question
Pharmacists slam “aggressive” services offering medicinal cannabis, following the commencement of a probe into the sector The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has taken aim at the way “loopholes” in the …
