‘Routine use of medicinal cannabis could be doing more harm than good’
No evidence to suggest medicinal cannabis is effective for depression, anxiety or PTSD, new research finds A landmark Lancet paper – the largest-ever review of the safety and efficacy of cannabinoids across a range of mental health conditions – has found …
Fuel uncertainty makes HMRs ‘untenable’
“Right now there’s a fuel problem, but it will very soon become a health problem,” says a top consultant pharmacist, lobbying again for telehealth delivery of HMRs Award-winning consultant pharmacist …
Co-owners to face proceedings alongside employees: tribunal
A Sydney Chemist Warehouse co-owner has argued that “positive acts” such as dispensing without a script are not the same as failing to detect an employee’s improper conduct The Health …
Listening and understanding key to countering misinformation
It’s “amazing” for us all to have medicines information at our fingertips, says one top pharmacist – but how can the general public be encouraged to find good evidence? MedsAware …
‘Shocked’ pharmacist notes rise in anti-Islamic commentary
Workers in a Victorian pharmacy have been subjected to a tirade of Islamophobic abuse The ABC has reported that the Ballarat pharmacy – which it has not identified in a …
First high-risk medicines list in aged care published
Researchers at Monash University have developed the first national consensus list of medicines with a high risk of harm in Australian residential aged care The list was compiled together with …
Slade wins St John of God contract
Slade Pharmacy has been awarded a new contract to provide hospital pharmacy services across 11 St John of God Health Care hospitals The contract, covering sites in Victoria and Western …
World news wrapup: 19 March 2026
Canadian pharmacy giant reports data breach; Brits push for better pay; TrumpRx highlights US changes Brampton, Ontario: Canada’s Loblaw chain has advised patients of a “low-level” data breach in a …
Microdosing learning: new resource for aged care
New microlearning video series to support the safer use of psychotropic medications in residential aged care Researchers at Monash University and Flinders University have launched a series of microlearning education …
Navigating the flood crisis
Northpharm has worked alongside health agencies and emergency services in a co-ordinated joint effort to maintain continuity of medicine supply to communities and patients cut off by the ongoing flood …
Islamophobia in health risks lives: Ahpra
Ahpra has issued a statement saying it is committed to eliminating all forms of racism and discrimination in Australia’s regulated health workforce Ahead of the presentation to the United Nations …
Pharmacy hosts premier, gets robbed
A Victorian TerryWhite Chemmart was robbed on the same day it hosted a media event for state premier Jacinta Allan The Herald Sun reports that the premier was at the …