‘Heartbreaking’ case highlights need for support: Guild Insurance
The parents of a child who suffered a clonidine overdose due to a dispensing error are calling for legislative change to how some insurance funds are paid out The Adelaide …
Man robs three pharmacies in one day
A man with a “very serious addiction to painkillers” has been sentenced over a string of pharmacy robberies The 47-year-old man appeared before Maroochydore District Court after pleading guilty to …
Company fined for refusing to comply with Ahpra investigation
Ahpra has the power to compel businesses to provide evidence to support investigations, the regulator has reminded health professionals Ahpra has issued a statement highlighting that for the first time …
‘We’re doing everything we can to keep things running’
As police lay charges against a man over a pharmacy ram-raid, the owners say their focus is on patient care and securing the shop On 22 April 2026, the AJP …
World news wrapup: 23 April 2026
Tech struck off over cocaine conviction; Indian state cracks down on rampant drug diversion; UK pharmacists want action over fake weight loss drugs London, UK: A pharmacist has been struck …
Pharmacy shopfront “absolutely smashed”
Victoria Police have issued a call for witnesses to a ram-raid in which a Lalor pharmacy was badly damaged, as ACT Police call for information on an armed robbery Channel …
Cost ‘not a barrier’ for expanded pharmacist training: minister
Western Australia moves to expand the Enhanced Access Community Pharmacy Pilot, with the health minister saying pharmacists are keen to take on the training The Cook Labor Government has invested …
‘He was never asked to leave or banned’
One pharmacist tells the AJP how she would hide behind Consis to avoid a patient’s inappropriate staring – and another tells how she was scored out of 10 by patients …
‘Patchwork of pilots’ not good enough
AdPha calls for nationally consistent, fit-for-purpose pharmacist prescribing in team-based care Advanced Pharmacy Australia’s new position paper on pharmacist prescribing says prescribing of PBS-subsided medicines should be considered a priority. …
Poll: The fuel crisis and you
With the country at Level Two of its national four-level fuel security plan, what changes are you making to your everyday pharmacy-related travel? Speaking at the Viva Refinery in Geelong, …
‘It’s great to see you take a stand’
Staff at a NSW pharmacy arrived for work one Saturday morning to find that it had been boarded up by their landlord As staff at the Woolgoolga Coastal Chemist near …
Mind the gap: pharmacist funding needs consideration
Safe in-home care provided by pharmacists needs to be appropriately funded, says one stakeholder group Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has provided a submission to the Pricing framework for Australian Support …