The week in review
Chemist Warehouse pay decision, new sunscreen recalled and updated product warnings for GLP-1s were among the stories that had our readers clicking this week Retail and pharmacy chain Chemist Warehouse …
Optometrists’ prescribing row escalates
“Let’s be clear: optometrists are not seeking to ‘become doctors’,” Optometry Australia says on its bid to have appropriately endorsed optometrists prescribing oral medicines for eye conditions Professional body Optometrists …
Harm reduction plea: ‘It may save a life’
A medical director has called on pharmacists to stock drugs to reverse opioid overdoses, as the country’s growing cost of living situation pushes more people into crisis situations Pharmacies have …
Sir John solves Guild problem
It’s 1975 and Australia is in the middle of a constitutional crisis, but Sir John Kerr’s controversial move may solve an issue for the Guild “The argument between the federal government and …
Push for fairer access to weight loss jabs
The government says its seeking guidance about GLP-1 treatment access and socio-economic equity issues for patients with obesity, amid the WHO’s new guidelines Federal Health Minister Mark Butler says the …
Sigma completes My Chemist rebrand
Final My Chemist store converts to Amcal+, as Sigma aims to strengthen the franchise’s position in the pharmacy sector The shutters have come down on the last My Chemist branded …
‘We need everyone back on the team’: Verrocchi
Chemist Warehouse chief summons newly minted millionaires back to work, as 100-year plan to become the world’s number one pharmacy franchise accelerates “You’ve bought your toys, your houses, went on your holidays, did what …
WATCH: A survival guide to the silly season
The ‘most wonderful’ time of the year can also be the most stressful in pharmacy. Our webinar panel of specialists in pharmacist wellbeing, peer support and mental health share tips …
Cancer Council kids’ sunscreen recalled
Batches of a popular children’s sunscreen have been ‘urgently’ recalled by its sponsor and the TGA Three batches of Cancer Council Clear Zinc Kids SPF50+ 110g sunscreen have been stripped …
World news wrapup: 4 December 2025
UK strikes a medicines deal with US; WHO calls for fairer GLP-1 treatment; Canadian pharmacist suspended United Kingdom: The UK has dodged the Trump Government’s medicines tariffs by spending up …
‘Watershed win’: CWH brought to bargaining table
“Pharmacy workers will finally have a collective voice to win better pay, predictable rosters and stronger rights,” says union, after first multi-employer bargaining order won in retail sector Retail and …
‘We are really starting to see the impact of those stricter vaping regulations on the ground’
On the latest AJP podcast, our host Carlene McMaugh speaks to pharmacist Keegan Wong about the impact of the 1 July vaping regulations Among the topics covered in this podcast …