Flashback Friday: Pharmacy battles inflation
Could the Whitlam government’s approach to drug prices result in pharmacists going “on strike?” The Whitlam government only had a few weeks left before the infamous Dismissal of November 1975: …
‘Technicians are the backbone of hospital pharmacies’
On Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants’ Day, AdPha has launched its new Australasian Competency Standards Framework for techs The day (Tuesday 21 October) recognises Australia’s pharmacy support staff – of whom …
Tassie premier lauds pharmacist UTI service
Tasmanian pharmacies have delivered 10,000 treatments for women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections since the Tasmanian Government launched the initiative last year Premier Jeremy Rockliff has commended community pharmacies on …
Unity ‘empowers’ the profession
The Australasian College of Pharmacy’s transition comes at a “pivotal time” for pharmacy, says one stakeholder group On Monday (20 October 2025), the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia announced that it …
‘Major milestone’ in strengthening pharmacy education announced
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has announced it has signed an agreement to acquire the Australasian College of Pharmacy The PSA says this marks a significant step for expanding education …
The week in review
It’s been a huge week in pharmacy, with accessibility, jobs, scope, medicinal cannabis and the status of women all taking turns on centre stage We began the week looking at …
Health accessibility: what Australians want
Pharmacists are the easiest health practitioners for Australians to access, new research by the NAB has found NAB Health has released its Health Insights Report (Part 1) 2025/26 “Health practitioners …
Flashback Friday: Should pharmacists spend less time in the dispensary?
It’s October 1965, Australia has just celebrated Pharmacy Week, and the AJP is excited about its theme, “For Safety Destroy Old Medicines” The theme had been sponsored by the Pharmacy …
Cannabis prescribing without robust evidence ‘mirrors early trends in opioid use’
Current quality and safety requirements are not sufficient for medicinal cannabis products, say hospital pharmacists As concerns grow among health professionals about the way in which medicinal cannabis is prescribed …
Temazepam replaced with vitamin D in hospital pharmacy
A nurse misappropriated a patient’s temazepam from the hospital pharmacy over Christmas, WA’s State Administrative Tribunal has heard The registered nurse was working at a hospital in Western Australia’s south-east, …
‘Take opportunities even if they come with work’
A Queensland health service acting director of pharmacy advises young pharmacists to put their hands up, following his receipt of the Advanced Pharmacy Australia, Queensland Branch, William Harris Achievement Award …
Pharmacy ownership ‘antiquated and unnecessary’: NZ govt
“The Americanisation of the New Zealand health system is bad for patients, prices, practices and pharmacists,” warns the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, as our neighbour plans to remove ownership restrictions …