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Hospital pharmacists face $10k pay cut
Pay dispute prompts work stoppage by Tasmanian public hospital pharmacists and pharmacy technicians Pharmacy staff at Royal Hobart Hospital stopped working on Monday (16 March 2026) as a deadline looms …
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 …
New RAP reinforces commitment to Indigenous health equity: PSA
Building a more inclusive and responsive pharmacy profession is at the forefront of the PSA’s work, president says The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is marking Close the Gap Day by launching its …
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 …
Man ‘stockpiled’ prescription meds before death
GP provision of multiple scripts allowed a patient to attend different pharmacies without dispensers being aware, says chief pharmacist Inappropriate prescribing and lack of risk mitigation led to a man’s …
March MIMS update
Some of the recent changes to the medicines landscape, with new products, presentations, indications and contraindications New Products Belantamab mafodotin (rch) (Blenrep) is a humanised immunoglobulin G1 kappa monoclonal antibody …
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 …
Full scope services need owner buy-in: Twomey
Government needs to see pharmacies delivering on expanded scope before they will fund new services, Guild president says Pharmacy owners are being urged to embrace full scope of practice services to ensure …
Sigma’s CSO joins PharmX Board
Strategic alliance sees Sigma’s chief strategy officer, Mark Conway, appointed to the board of PharmX Technologies Following the announcement of a five-year partnership, which will see Sigma Healthcare take a 10% stake …
Cost ‘major barrier’ to access, patients lowering doses
Resounding support for subsidising GLP-1s for obesity treatment, PBS public consultation submissions show, with quality of medicines issues present Submissions from 491 consumers, 25 health professionals and 23 organisations to …
Full scope feasibility gap in remote practice
“It is time to stop pretending that what works in a major city suburb will work in a small rural or remote town,” rural pharmacy group says Current funding models …