March MIMS update
Some of the recent changes to the medicines landscape, with new products, presentations, indications and contraindications New Products Belantamab mafodotin (rch) (Blenrep) is a humanised immunoglobulin G1 kappa monoclonal antibody …
Vale David Pay
The AJP pays tribute to a much-loved contributor to the publication for more than a decade David Charles Pay wrote “The Wry Side” for the Australian Journal of Pharmacy, (AJP), …
From burnout to balance: What pharmacists are changing about how they work
For many pharmacists, burnout doesn’t arrive suddenly. It builds quietly—longer days, fewer breaks, growing responsibility, and a sense that the workload keeps expanding while recovery time shrinks, writes Raven’s Recruitment …
Accreditation must catch up with the real world
The Australian Pharmacy Council’s Review of Accreditation Standards for Pharmacy Education Programs offers a unique opportunity to make sure accreditation standards for pharmacy education reflect the real-world, writes Pharmacy Guild …
Smart Health for Pharmacies helps Southside Chempro serve more customers, faster
Discover how Southside Chempro transformed its payment experience with CommBank Smart Health for Pharmacies — streamlining in-person and remote transactions, cutting costs, reducing phone payments, and improving service for customers …
Product news for March 2026
A unique eye lubricant NovaTears is a unique eye lubricant specifically designed for evaporative dry eye disease. It works by reducing excessive tear evaporation and stabilising the tear film to …
A new era of antioxidants for sensitive skin
Our skin follows a natural rhythm—protecting by day and repairing by night. But modern life disrupts this cycle. Daily exposure to pollution, UV, blue light, temperature changes and stress generates …
Administering the new, needle-free flu vaccine: what you need to know
What do pharmacists need to know about the new intranasal flu vaccine (FluMist®) Influenza is a seasonal respiratory infection and a common cause of hospitalisation and death each year—particularly among …
The end of an era
The end is nigh for a 156-year pharmacy lineage committed to community-based health care for marginalised and vulnerable people, says John Jackson Disadvantaged members of the community, especially those with …
Vale Russ Grosvenor
Profession pays respect to long-serving pharmacist who was a Victorian PSA vice-president and Pharmacy Board committee member The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has noted “with deep regret” the passing of …
Pharmacists: are you claiming this?
As pharmacists head back to uni to upskill as the profession’s scope of practice expands, Peak Strategies director Priya Narsing, provides some advice on tax-deductible expenses With APP 2026 coming …
What employers are actually looking for now
Changes in pharmacists’ scope of practice, combined with staffing shortages, are driving a shift in community pharmacy hiring, writes Raven’s Recruitment operations manager, David Shaw On paper, the job looked …