Pharmacy Announcements
New era for Don’t Rush to Crush
Informed by Australia-first research, the resource has a new look and is now fully digital Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has released a new edition of Don’t Rush to Crush, Australia’s …
APC seeks student representative for accreditation committee
Students are being invited to submit expressions of interest in joining the Australian Pharmacy Council’s accreditation committee The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) is taking expressions of interest from students in …
‘Thank you for stepping up’
Leaders across the profession and community acknowledge that pharmacists’ work is “seen, valued, and celebrated” this week for Thank Your Pharmacist Day Politicians, pharmacy leaders and organisations have marked Thank …
The top 10
Pharmacy prescribing tops most clicked stories list, alongside coroner case, CWH comments, burnout and more These were the ten most viewed stories on our website between the 10 February and …
New procedure for product alerts
Department rolls out new process for sponsors conducting market actions for therapeutic goods The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has implemented its new Procedure for Recalls, Product Alerts and Product Corrections …
TGA strengthens warnings for broad-spectrum antibiotics
More prominent warnings added to Product Information (PI) and Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) for all oral and injectable fluoroquinolones Updated warnings regarding rare side effects are being added to PI …
Sodium valproate warning
Manufacturer adds new paternal exposure warnings to the Product Information and Consumer Medicine Information for Epilim Sanofi-Aventis is adding warnings to its Epilim (sodium valproate) anticonvulsant medication following the publication …
Sigma appoints new chief pharmacist
Discount Drug Store franchisee named as Sigma’s chief pharmacist Pharmacy owner, Lia Mahony, will represent pharmacists across Sigma Healthcare’s retail brands as the wholesaler’s chief pharmacist. Mahony, the Tamworth Discount …
Pharmacy braces for Cyclone Alfred
Pharmacy owners prepare to be there for patients when cyclone strikes Just three years after floods hit Northern NSW, the owners of Varela and Swift Pharmacy in Muwillumbah are getting …
Get ready for Alfred
Pharmacists urged to ensure patients in Northern NSW and Southeastern Queensland are prepared for the likely impacts of Cyclone Alfred Pharmacy owners operating in the forecast path of Cyclone Alfred …
Temporary PBS listings for overseas HRT patches
PBS clarifies subsidy arrangements for HRT patches subject to SSSI Pharmacists can dispense certain overseas-registered hormone replacement therapy (HRT) patches under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) without needing a new …
Pharmacy assistant awards open
The search is on again for Australia’s top pharmacy assistant The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, in partnership with AFT Pharmaceuticals, has announced that nominations are now open for the 2025 …