‘People are desperate for some of these types of medications’
A magistrate has warned of “backyard shop” sales of high-demand drugs like Mounjaro, after a student nurse faced court for selling the weight loss medication online The Gold Coast Bulletin …
Top pharmacist shocked by minister’s private payment suggestion
Patients can just pay privately for home medicines reviews when their pharmacist has reached their cap, says the Health Minister – leaving one award-winning pharmacist “frustrated” Angus Thompson, a long-standing …
‘Real concerns about unintended consequences’ of sunscreen consultation
The TGA’s consultation into sunscreen has now opened, and one group says maintaining consumer trust is vital Consumer Healthcare Products Australia (CHP Australia) has welcomed the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s consultation …
Flashback Friday: The AJP bemoans the lack of pre-war printing standards
Are those strict regulations over barbiturates really necessary? Some GPs don’t think so, and it reflects badly on pharmacists… welcome to March 1946 The war might be over, but the …
‘Registration isn’t just a tick-box exercise’
Ahpra has used the case of a former nurse – who forged two registration certificates – to highlight the importance of renewal The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has issued …
Aussies thank their pharmacists
The general public were asked to sing the praises of their pharmacists this Thank Your Pharmacist Day The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia called for Australians to recognise, celebrate, and thank …
Re-elected SA govt’s plan for pharmacy welcomed
The Malinauskas government is set to increase pharmacist training and scope, especially in rural areas, following its re-election The South Australian Branch of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia has congratulated …
World news wrapup: 25 March 2026
Tributes for Iranian pharmacist killed in bombing; US southern state aims for OTC ivermectin; pharmacies across Europe hit by system outage Tehran, Iran: The BBC has reported on some of …
‘This is an area to make haste slowly’
A Labor MP has used his daughter’s DVT – as well as her conception – to illustrate his concerns about pharmacists initiating oral contraceptives This week (Monday, 23 March 2026) …
New senior exec joins National Pharmacies team
London-born retail executive Alex Palin has been appointed chief customer officer for National Pharmacies Palin is to take up his new role today, Monday 23 March 2026. Palin has worked …
More Aussies eligible for senior flu jab
The adjuvanted influenza vaccine Fluad has now been approved for Australians aged 50 and over Fluad has been funded in Australia since 2018 for adults aged 65 and over on the National Immunisation …
‘Throw the book’ at PBS fraudster: Guild
As Sydney pharmacist and Ferrari enthusiast pleads guilty to $5.1 million fraud, the Pharmacy Guild condemns his behaviour The Daily Telegraph has reported that Ben Huynh, who once extensively documented …