Online retailers taking paracetamol shortcuts: Guild
Community pharmacy’s record of safe provision of medicines is being undermined by “unchecked” online delivery services, the Guild warns A spokesperson for the Pharmacy Guild’s Queensland branch says the organisation …
Higher subsidies for rural pharmacists as WA pilot begins enrolments
Eligible pharmacists are now able to enrol in WA’s Enhanced Access Community Pharmacy pilot, in a move welcomed by sector stakeholders Western Australia’s Cook Government calls the project “a key …
Script safety warning as criminals focus on discarded info
Criminals are actively targeting discarded documents such as prescriptions which contain patient information, the government warns The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has issued a reminder to health professionals …
Flashback Friday: Are there too many pharmacists?
It’s the 1930s, and Australia really needs to get serious about regulating arsenic, writes the AJP, after a confectioner mistook it for icing sugar Our July, 1935 edition was packed …
New MM2025 Scholarships to support diversity across profession
Applications are now open for four new travel scholarships to attend Medicines Management 2025, says AdPha Advanced Pharmacy Australia has announced four exclusive travel scholarships to support attendance at Medicines …
Flashback Friday: On the national good
It’s the mid-50s, and the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy is concerned with opportunities for pharmacists to help the general public… as well as the end of heroin, a new APF …
Third win in a row for Southern pharmacy team
A poster outlining a project to optimise antimicrobial stewardship through weekly virtual reviews has won accolades for one pharmacy team NSW Health has congratulated Southern NSW Local Health District’s pharmacy …
World news wrapup: 10 July 2025
English “neighbourhood health centres” to include pharmacists; US hospital pharmacist jailed for animal cruelty and drug theft; contraceptive options dwindle in Russia Essex, England: Pulse Today has reported that some …
Cannabis scripts soar – and patient harm increases
Practitioners have self-prescribed medicinal cannabis or prescribed without a legitimate indication – and some have issued more than 10,000 scripts in six months for the products Ahpra and the National …
‘Think health, think pharmacist’
“Pharmacy without the pharmacist is a risk to health,” says a world leading member of the profession as it gears up to celebrate its role The International Pharmaceutical Federation has …
Pharmacist tips off police over fake scripts
A celebrity stylist has been charged with producing fake prescriptions to obtain stimulant drugs, after a pharmacist became suspicious Mainstream media have reported on the arrest and court appearance of …
Rebate for ‘fairer and more flexible’ fees
Ahpra announces that a 30% rebate on annual renewal fees for practitioners who take parental leave is now in effect As well as applying to those taking parental leave, the …