Pharmacy Announcements
First needle-free flu vaccine for Queensland kids
Queensland’s Crisafulli Government is delivering an expanded free flu vaccination program for 2026 – with a bigger role for pharmacists In a statement the Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Tim Nicholls …
College transition underway
First tranche of Guild members to access free PSA membership from March, under College takeover deal An initial group of Pharmacy Guild of Australia members will join the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) …
Countdown to inaugural FIP LGBTQIA+ conference
First Pride and Progress in Pharmacy conference to take place in Melbourne during Midsumma Festival A year out from the International Pharmaceutical Federation’s (FIP’s) inaugural Pride and Progress in Pharmacy conference, organisers …
Capital Chemist Group appoints new chief
Award-winning pharmacy group turns to former Aldi executive manager for leadership Canberra-based consultant, David Jaksa, will take the reigns as Capital Chemist Group’s new chief executive next month. Announcing the appointment, the group said …
Can pharmacists reduce the vaccination downturn?
Are you vaccinating in community pharmacy? This researcher wants to hear from you A new study hopes to engage as many Australian vaccinating pharmacists as possible, to help inform decisions …
Prime Medic fined for Ozempic ads
Telehealth provider cops $19,800 infringement notice over “alleged unlawful advertising” of weight loss drugs Online healthcare provider, Prime Medic Group, has been fined for reportedly promoting prescription-only medications, Ozempic (semaglutide) and Mounjaro (tizepatide), in breach of the Therapeutic Goods Act …
Pivotal time for NAPSA
NAPSA doubles membership over two years The National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA) is aiming to boost engagement with the internal and external director role being renamed as the Membership director. …
A celebration of a long and glorious history
The AJP is turning 140 in 2026. It is Australia’s longest continuously published print title This is a milestone birthday for the AJP. In this year, and this issue, we …
PDL ‘excited’ to welcome grant applicants
PDL has announced that applications for the 2026 Student Grant Program are open Designed to support Australia’s pharmacy students, the program helps recipients broaden their education by attending a professional pharmacy conference. …
SSSI for Presolol 200
Pharmacists have been given the OK to substitute the 200mg dosage of the high blood pressure medication A manufacturing shortage has prompted a new Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument (SSSI) for …
TGA approves adrenaline nasal spray
New anaphylaxis product hailed as “the biggest change… in over two decades” CSL Seqirus’s adrenaline (epinephine) nasal spray, neffy, has been approved for use in Australia by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). Under …
The top 12: Clinical News
Weight loss treatments and medicine shortages dominated our readers clinical news interests in 2025, alongside stories on vaping, triple therapies and contraception These were the most read clinical news stories …