MedsAware Week: the facts and the fictions
In 2026, Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) is asking pharmacists to consider: are you MedsAware or misinformed? MedsAware Week (16-20 March 2026) is looking at the issue of misinformation, highlighting that …
‘We’ll be strongly advocating for things like removal of caps’
PSA’s new president flags changes to the profession, with priorities including the negotiation of the pharmacy programs agreement, the new Code of Ethics and the College transition AJP podcast host …
‘A revised Code for the profession, by the profession’
The PSA has opened public consultation on its draft revised Code of Ethics for Pharmacists, following an eight-month best-practice development process The Code of Ethics is the fundamental resource that …
Pharmacies to get updated accreditation program
There is to be a ‘major evolution for community pharmacy accreditation’ in 2026, with key changes to QCPP The accreditation program for community pharmacies in Australia will undergo its biggest …
dRx series: Deprescribing topical corticosteroids in older people
Amanda Quek and Amy Page
When should pharmacists consider deprescribing an older patient’s topical corticosteroids? Amanda Quek and Dr Amy Page take a look Deprescribing is defined as a person-centred process of medication withdrawal intended …
‘We need better systems to identify patients at risk’
Rapidly reducing or abruptly stopping prescription opioids significantly increases the risk of mental health or substance use-related emergency presentations, new data shows The data, from Monash University, demonstrates the need …
Pharmacist-only vapes linked to ‘popcorn lung’
Testing of pharmacist-only nicotine vaping products reveals breaches of therapeutic standards “Legal vapes” sold through community pharmacies could be exposing users to dangerous chemicals, despite strict regulations, research funded by …
Pharmacist used illicit synthetic after benzo knock-back
A pharmacist sold buprenorphine strips to an undercover police officer, and illegally sourced clonazolam for himself, a tribunal has heard News Corp has reported on the case of a pharmacist …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news KDIGO 2026 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease Anaemia frequently occurs as a serious complication …
EBOS to drop out of ASX200
Wholesaler and pharma companies are among those to see their market capitalisations fall, as ASX rebalances its indices Less than six months after making its return to the Australian Securities …
PSA seeks ‘targeted support of GP-based pharmacists’
Government urged to double funding under the Workforce Incentive Payment (WIP) program to support pharmacists working in general practice The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is calling on the federal …
When women in pharmacy thrive, ‘the entire profession benefits’
We asked leaders in the profession how women in pharmacy can be best supported—and what employers and organisations can do to help achieve this Happy International Women’s Day for this …