‘Receiving a notification doesn’t make you a bad pharmacist’
What to do when a notification is made about you? This expert presents six steps to take The AJP spoke to Naomi Lim, professional officer with PDL, for some advice …
‘Big shoes to fill’
Following the National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Congress at the University of Queensland, the organisation has thanked its outgoing treasurer Due to a change in personal circumstances, national treasurer Benjamin Scott …
Labor lands lion’s share of Guild largesse
Guild boosts political spending in 2024 financial year The Australian Labor Party was once again the biggest winner from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s political spending in the year to …
PDL student grant program open
PDL has announced the opening of the 2025 Student Grant Program, with applications open until April 13 The grants program was established to help Australian pharmacy students broaden their education …
States urged to follow the Territory
The Northern Territory Government has decided to further expand the scope of pharmacist-administered vaccination, in a move welcomed by pharmacists Effective immediately (3 February 2025), pharmacists in the Territory are …
Another box ticked for Sigma merger
Sigma gets Federal Court approval for Chemist Warehouse acquisition The Federal Court of Australia issued orders this morning (Monday 3 February 2025) approving Sigma Healthcare’s acquisition of 100% of the …
Taking control: are you a have or a have-not?
While many of the biggest issues that could affect the sector in 2025 are outside pharmacists’ direct control, how they react and prepare for these, and for factors they can …
The week in review
Takeovers dominated the last seven days in pharmacy, with one merger edging closer to completion plans for another were unveiled Shareholders of wholesaler Sigma Healthcare and Chemist Warehouse gave their …
Legal error found, but suspension upheld in Supreme Court
A pharmacy proprietor appealed her Section 150 suspension over a legal point, denying allegations of PBS fraud and “kickbacks” A pharmacist has taken an appeal of a NSW Civil and …
What costs the most?
New data reveals the most expensive PBS medicines during the previous financial year There were 226.5 million subsidised prescriptions dispensed in the 2023/24 financial year, recently released data shows. The …
RSV protection under NIP
With the new RSV vaccine for pregnant women about to become available, PDL has some advice for pharmacists providing vaccination services From 3 February 2025, the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) …
Pharmacists dispense high-risk drugs from unlicensed premises
A pharmacy was found to be in an “untidy, cluttered and unhygienic state” and its owner told to stop conducting pharmacy business there… but he continued to do so The …