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Payday super reforms: What locums and pharmacies using locums need to know
With the new payday super legislation coming into effect from 1 July 2026, pharmacist and LocumCo chief commercial officer, Jeyda Shiaxiates, looks at how the changes will impact pharmacies using …
Sexual misconduct finds added to Ahpra registers
Regulator begins updating the public registers of practitioners and cancelled practitioners to include existing sexual misconduct findings Sexual misconduct findings against more than 100 health practitioners have been added to …
Non-PBS prices see Aussies skip scripts, doses: report
Almost quarter of surveyed Australians aren’t filling scripts for unlisted medicines, a new report shows. It also sheds light on the unsubsidised categories they are spending most on Despite …
‘Behave appropriately’: NT Health
Violence and aggression in public hospitals will not be tolerated, the chief executive of Northern Territory Health says NT Health is calling on the community to “behave appropriately” in the …
The top 10
Pharmacy rich list entries, plans for a failed group and call for repercussions for guilty pharmacist top our readership list These were the ten most read stories on the AJP …
Full scope not fully understood by patients: Barometer
Fewer than one-in-20 pharmacists believe their patients are fully aware of the services they can provide under expanded scope of practice, a report reveals Stronger communication and public awareness campaigns are needed …
Board sets out service expectations
New guidelines on the safe provision of pharmacy services to come into effect from 1 October 2026 The Pharmacy Board of Australia has released new Guidelines for pharmacists on the safe …
The week in review
Beleaguered pharmacy group’s debt recovery plan, PA wins unfair dismissal after being sacked over alleged lolly theft and other stories that grabbed your attention this week Priceline Pharmacy’s largest franchisee, …
CWH loses legal fight
The pharmacy retailer will be forced to the bargaining table after the Fair Work Commission rejected its attempt to overturn an earlier decision Chemist Warehouse’s bid to have an …
Could 11 steps have saved Infinity?
Concerned lender called on Infinity Pharmacy Group to implement structural changes 13 months before its collapse Priceline Pharmacy’s largest franchisee, Infinity Pharmacy Group, was issued with an 11-step plan to manage its soaring …
Full scope ‘about our patients’: Guild
Expanding pharmacists’ scope of practice will deliver more timely access to care, a Guild leader says Moves to allow pharmacists to initiate treatment for “basic, ordinary illnesses”, will help keep patients out of hospitals, Pharmacy …
World News – 9 April 2026
Pharmacy owner in sex for meds scandal; pharmacists launch ‘Care in the Sun’ campaign to raise awareness of skin cancer risk; community petitions to save pharmacy’s post office service Chattanooga, Tennessee, US: Pharmacy …