‘Functional food’ group cops $19,800 fine over alleged unlawful advertising  Low-risk listed medicines sponsors are being warned they risk having their products’ listing on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) cancelled, if …

CSL aims to boost access to IV iron treatment through a limited direct distribution program aimed at “targeted GP clinics without a pharmacy in the proximity”  CSL is rolling out a “small-scale” direct-to-doctor distribution …

Pharmacists get green light to provide PBS subsidised medicines to patients impacted by bushfires, under a temporary emergency measure  A temporary Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) continued dispensing emergency measure is …

Government urged to empower pharmacists to deliver broader range of services to keep patients out of public hospitals, a Guild leader says  “Allowing community pharmacists to work at their full …

Firm behind Sigma/Chemist Warehouse merger falls off ASX 200, despite share splurge by one of the discounter’s co-founders  HMC Capital will drop off the ASX 200 as part of the exchange’s quarterly rebalancing later this month, …

Deadline looms for final ACSS bulk manual payment cycle claims Pharmacists are being urged to close Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) claims to ensure Additional Community Support Supply (ACSS) payments can be made.   In …

Shortage of Zimstat (simvastatin) 5 mg prompts Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, to issue SSSI  Pharmacists are being authorised to dispense substitutable alternatives to Alphapharm’s Zimstat 5 mg tablet blister pack, following the announcement that the product is in shortage.  The Therapeutic Goods Administration’s (TGA’s) Medicine Shortages …

New president named to lead the PSA in 2026, as Sim steps down  Canberra-based Professor Mark Naunton will take the reins as national president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia …

It’s 1975 and Australia is in the middle of a constitutional crisis, but Sir John Kerr’s controversial move may solve an issue for the Guild  “The argument between the federal government and …

Final My Chemist store converts to Amcal+, as Sigma aims to strengthen the franchise’s position in the pharmacy sector  The shutters have come down on the last My Chemist branded …

Chemist Warehouse chief summons newly minted millionaires back to work, as 100-year plan to become the world’s number one pharmacy franchise accelerates  “You’ve bought your toys, your houses, went on your holidays, did what …

Legislative reforms pave the way for improved access to medicines for Tasmanian patients and visitors to the Apple Isle  Tasmanian pharmacists will be able to dispense prescriptions for controlled drugs, …