Report recommends social prescribing
An enquiry into loneliness saw significant input from pharmacists – and has now made its recommendations Dr Sarah Kaine MLC, Committee Chair, has now presented the Standing Committee on Social …
Are GPs being targeted by melatonin providers?
Following an upsurge in melatonin overdoses, one huge online retailer has taken the step of suspending sales of the medication to Australia iHerb made the decision following the release of …
‘My enemies have forced me to flee from the colony’
A seller of allegedly “noxious drugs” prosecuted, a suggested three-tier pharmacy system and a lucky end to a buggy accident… welcome to the AJP’s August, 1895 edition In an 1895 legal …
Tribunal finds ‘no insight’ from suspended pharmacist
A suspended pharmacist says that if he had any character flaw, it was being “too nice” when he supplied large and inappropriate amounts of drugs The pharmacist’s case was heard …
World news wrapup: 28 August 2025
NZ woman given six times her dose of fentanyl; young pharmacists save lives; pharmacists sue over abortion, gender transition drugs Dunedin, New Zealand: 1 News reports that a woman was …
SSSI for Presolol 100
Alphapharm has advised that Presolol 100 (labetalol hydrochloride 100 mg) tablets are in shortage The medication will be in shortage until 3 October, due to manufacturing issues, it says. The …
‘No wrong door’: the modern consult room
The care around privacy in women’s health in pharmacy has been highlighted by the showcasing of an example consulting room to Parliament House National President Pharmacy Guild of Australia Professor …
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 …