Takeda offers Vyvanse rebate
Vyvanse sponsor “committed to ensuring pharmacies are not out of pocket”, after $50 PBS price cut Pharmacies have until 31 December to submit claims for a $55 per unit rebate for …
Creon shortage continues
Don’t stockpile Creon while it remains in shortage, TGA asks pharmacies The TGA has issued a statement saying that due to global demand, Creon will remain in shortage until mid-2026. …
Rego numbers rise again
More pharmacists are registered with the Pharmacy Board of Australia than ever, new data reveals A record 41,451 pharmacists now hold registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia, according to figures released …
Health scams profiled as AI risk
The ACCC has spotlighted health promotion deepfakes as one of the AI risks this year, as it chronicles the changing landscape The consumer watchdog says private spending on AI infrastructure …
World news wrapup: 18 December 2025
Korean pharmacists warn on “warehouse-style” pharmacies and bulk pseudoephedrine sales; Northern Ireland pharmacist faces hearing over universal credit fraud; new rules for the UK Seoul, South Korea: The Korean Pharmaceutical …
Major franchise group enters administration
Wesfarmers Health takes “unavoidable” action as Infinity Pharmacy Group fails to meet financial obligations Consultancy firms KPMG and Teneo will take on the management of beleaguered pharmacy group Infinity, after …
Compensate pharmacies for managing drug shortages
Regulators need to authorise pharmacists to respond to medicines shortages before they are declared “severe”, an international organisation says Governments are being urged to compensate pharmacists for the time they …
Poll: Are you ready for pharmacist prescribing services?
Are there barriers which could hinder your ability to provide pharmacist prescribing services? If so, we’d like to know There’s a growing sense of excitement across the pharmacy profession as …
Homeopathic product recalled
ARTG-exempt kids’ travel sickness product recalled after discovery of wire fragment A consumer complaint has led to a recall of homeopathic kids’ travel sickness product, after “a small metal wire” was found in one lozenge. The Therapeutic …
dRx series: Deprescribing antithrombotics in older people
Amanda Quek and Amy Page
Dr Amy Page and Amanda Quek look into desprescribing anticoagulants and antiplatelet medicines Deprescribing is defined as a person-centred process of medication withdrawal intended to achieve improved health outcomes through …
Non-pharmacy Pain Away sales boost margin
Costco and 7-Eleven are playing a significant role in bolstering sales of Pain Away Wellnex Life, the owner of the Pharmacy Own brand, is reporting 16% surge in sales of its Pain …
‘There’s a lot we can learn from the work being done in Australia’
If it worked in Brisbane it will work in regional Ireland, says one pharmacist who has taken an Australian initiative to the Emerald Isle Pharmacist Brad Butt’s Men’s Health Downunder …