Guild launches full scope scholarship
A state branch of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia is committing $1.5 million to support pharmacists to undertake prescribing training Community pharmacists who complete Monash University’s Graduate Certificate of Pharmacist Prescribing will …
The top 20: Business columns
Which of our pharmacy business advice columns were our readers most engaged with in 2025? These were our 20 most read business class columns during 2025: ‘This strategic alliance has …
Contraceptive scope expands beyond ‘the pill’
Pharmacists get green light to resupply depot inject and hormonal ring, in latest expansion of scope Three new treatments are being added to Victoria’s Chemist Care Now program, as the …
‘Can I drive while taking medicinal cannabis?’
Transport Victoria has created a new resource discussing implications for drivers who take medicinal cannabis In its December 2025 circular, the Victorian Pharmacy Authority has highlighted a message from Transport …
TGA acts on unlawful importation of cosmetic injectables
Regulator targets two individuals over alleged unlawful importation of unapproved prescription-only medicines Consumers are being urged to consider the risks of accessing unapproved cosmetic injectables after the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) announced …
The week in review
A franchise group’s collapse, PSA CEO departs and a pre-Christmas rise in flu cases were among the stories that had our readers clicking this week Wesfarmers Health has taken “unavoidable” …
Flashback Friday: Are bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics?
Doctors are divided on whether the manufacture of heroin should be banned… and what’s this about resistance to antibiotics? Welcome to 1955… In the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy’s December 1955 …
The top 25 of ’25
What are the stories that gained our readers attention in 2025? These have been the most read stories on our website this year (till 16/12): Temazepam replaced with vitamin D …
2025: a year for growth and change
The first part of our look back at the news and events that shaped the profession in 2025 JANUARY • From 1 January, Community Service Obligation (CSO) wholesalers received a …
Steve Morris departs PSA
PSA on the lookout for a new chief executive following resignation of Adjunct Associate Professor Steve Morris Queensland-based pharmacist, Bridget Totterman, is set to act as the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s (PSA’s) interim …
Wholesaler blindsided by pharmacy group’s collapse
Infinity Pharmacy Group’s move into administration catches creditor off guard The appointment of receivers and administrators to take over day-to-day management of the Infinity group on Wednesday (17 December 2025), came as a surprise to wholesaler, …
A baker’s dozen of panel hearings
Staff were left alone in a pharmacy without a supervising pharmacist in a case study highlighted by the Victorian Pharmacy Authority In its December 2025 circular, the VPA says that …