The week in review
What AI thinks Australian pharmacists look like, building professional unity and a rise in intern pay were among the hot topics this week Pharmacists are not being accurately portrayed by …
Flashback Friday: Are there too many pharmacists?
It’s the 1930s, and Australia really needs to get serious about regulating arsenic, writes the AJP, after a confectioner mistook it for icing sugar Our July, 1935 edition was packed …
MedAdvisor considers US sale
In the aftermath of selling its local business, pharmacy software company MedAdvisor is still reviewing its strategic options, which may include offloading its US arm MedAdvisor Solutions has appointed a …
Pharmacy needs unity to address workforce sustainability
Reducing burnout, expanding pharmacists’ scope of practice, and building professional unity were key topics discussed by leaders in the sector at a meeting in Canberra today Collaboration will be crucial …
Cost sees patients skip meds or care: report
Almost one-in-five Australians with chronic conditions have foregone medication or care due to cost, according to a landmark international survey Price and distance have emerged as two of the main …
The top 25
Pay rises, coroner’s cases, business acquisitions, titles and awards and more! What have you been reading so far in 2025 These were the 20 most clicked stories on our website …
Concerta shortage notification extended again
Regulator warns shortages of some methylphenidate hydrochloride products are likely to continue until late 2026 Manufacturing issues have prompted Jassen-Cilag to extend its shortage notification for varying strengths of its …
Remote working comes to hospital pharmacy
Demand for flexibility and opportunities to work remotely is driving changes in how hospital pharmacies operate Hospital pharmacy teams are adjusting their approaches to how they operate to enable greater …
CWH founder’s Sigma wealth revealed
Mario Verrocchi has made his debut on the Australian Financial Review’s Rich Bosses list, which gives the market a glimpse of his enormous post-merger shareholder wealth Chemist Warehouse co-founder Mario …
World news: 17 July 2025
Influencers are turning Seoul’s pharmacies into must-visit destinations; Boots launches vape cessation program; Rite Aid closures to impact pharmacies across the US Seoul, South Korea: “Pharmacies are becoming the new …
‘Not representative of the diversity of pharmacists in Australia’
Generative AI portrays nearly all pharmacists as white and male, with researchers concerned the technology may reinforce gender and ethnicity biases Pharmacists are not being accurately portrayed by generative artificial …
Continued vaping at follow-up ‘problematic’
Vaping devices could help people of lower socioeconomic background quit smoking, an Australian randomised controlled trial has found Vaporised nicotine devices are more effective than nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for …