Pivotal time for NAPSA
NAPSA doubles membership over two years The National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA) is aiming to boost engagement with the internal and external director role being renamed as the Membership director. …
Week in review
Steps towards a national medicines database, stylist with fake scripts nabbed and pharmacists honoured for their contributions to the profession were among our most clicked topics this week Health minister …
Medicine labels under spotlight
TGA reviews diarrhoea medicines labels for compliance on warning statements Most labels for listed medicines including indications related to diarrhoea complied with the required warning statement, the TGA found in …
The week in review
Potential buyers circle Infinity Group, an herbalist sentenced and a new anaphylaxis product were among the topics that had our readers talking this week Sigma Healthcare, and private equity firm, …
World News Wrapup: 22 January 2026
Red flags raised over pharmacies operating without a pharmacy; British pharmacists seek compensation for wasted time; AI app improves inventory management Suva, Fiji: Concerns are being raised about potential public health risks following reports that medicines …
Charges laid over alleged intimidation of pharmacy staff
Armed man to face court on charges relating to “allegedly intimidating” a pharmacy worker A 37-year-old man is set to appear before Griffith Local Court following an incident in a …
The week in review
Shingrix coverage gets a shot in the arm, pharmacy petitions the health minister and the drugs the government spent most on were among our top stories this week Shingles vaccination …
Unite or face bleak future
Calls for the formation of “a pharmacy guild or union” by Australasian Journal of Pharmacy columnist should not be “lightly disregarded”, the publication’s January 1926 editorial states Weaknesses in the pharmacy sector’s position could see …
Gold Cross link up with LocumCo
The recruitment firm says the partnership will give Guild members staffing flexibility as they upskill The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s subsidiary Gold Cross has teamed up with pharmacist recruitment company …
Cocaine in hayfever
With pollen in the air, the very first edition of the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy highlighted an interesting treatment for hayfever It’s January 1886 and the inaugural edition of the AJP is …
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” …
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 …