The week in review
Fee hikes for pharmacy, government urged to act on prac payments and health minister open to vaccination changes were among the top stories on our site this week In positive …
Wrong vaccination prompts warning
Health authorities in Western Australia have issued an alert to medical staff after the wrong RSV vaccine was administered to some patients, it’s been reported Western Australia’s Department of Health …
Opportunity comes to those who seek it: Twomey
Pharmacy students and early career pharmacists are being urged to look beyond their postcode to gain experience “Opportunities are not going to come to you, you are going to have …
It’s an exciting time to be a pharmacist: Simpson
Pharmacy is seeing “a wonderful evolution of new roles” for the profession, an industry leader says Pharmacists’ medicines expertise is being seen, with the expansion of the profession’s scope of …
Flashback Friday: Government underpaying pharmacists
Survey findings suggest the federal government is leaving pharmacists out-of-pocket, the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy reports It’s July 1975 and newly installed federal Treasurer, Bill Hayden, is under pressure to …
PBS targeted by US drug lobby
A powerful US pharma lobby group has come after Australia’s PBS, claiming it sets drug prices too low – and should pay the price, a report shows The Pharmaceutical Research …
Keeping up with inflation: pharmacy award rates are rising
The Fair Work Commission has recently delivered a double pay rise for the lowest paid pharmacists, but not everyone is happy with the decision, and further battles lie ahead, writes …
Playing a careful hand
If the lessons of history are repeated, the costs of running a pharmacy could rise in the next few years, meaning the ‘table stakes’ will get higher for owners These …
Childhood immunisation rates worrying minister
Federal health minister open to uniformity on pharmacy vaccination rules to boost access and uptake of childhood shots Extending the eligibility rules for pharmacist vaccination services could be an option …
APC to host in-person consultations for Pharmacist Capability Framework development
Dates and locations set for public consultation rounds to support the development of a Pharmacist Capability Framework Expressions of interest to attend events to discuss the development of a …
World news wrapup – 3 July 2025
Pharmacy shelled as fighting continues in Ukraine’s Donetsk region; video footage shows pharmacist pocketing prescription medicines; family settles action against pharmacy over alleged fatal dispensing error Donetsk, Ukraine: Patients …
Prac payments must be extended: pharmacy groups
Excluding pharmacy students from the Commonwealth Prac Payments scheme is “unfair”, pharmacy leaders claim The federal government is missing an opportunity to support the future primary care workforce by limiting …