Former proprietor of ‘target for Rikodeine shoppers’ faces tribunal
A Sydney pharmacy was at one time the biggest purchaser of Rikodeine in the state… but its owner also faced complaints of “atrocious” record keeping and inappropriate dispensing The Civil …
Aged care residents less likely to receive specialist palliative care
Most Australians who experience predictable deaths do not access specialist palliative care until their last two weeks of life, new data shows The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has …
Pharmacies ‘not equipped’ to handle vaccine hesitancy: docs
Pharmacists should have access to a standard Medicare billing item for providing vaccination services to people aged over six, say doctors The Australian Medical Association has issued a new report …
Northern Territory celebrates its best
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia Northern Territory Branch has announced the Territory’s most outstanding contributors to community pharmacy for 2026 These awards recognise excellence in pharmacy practice through leadership, innovation, …
New toolkit for optimising pharmacy jabs
FIP has launched a new toolkit to support countries in advancing pharmacists’ roles in vaccination and improving access to life-course immunisation Vaccination remains one of the world’s most effective public …
A host of awards
AdPha is now celebrating members’ achievements, conference awards, winners of the AdPha Resident of the Year, and newly renamed KC Leong Memorial Registrar of the Year In the closing plenary …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Optimising pharmacological management of the febrile child Fever in children is a regulated physiological response with a protective role, not a …
Man guilty of holding himself out as medical practitioner
Anyone with information regarding a man who pretended to be a general practitioner is asked to get in touch with the regulator The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) has …
‘Few professionals have both perspectives’
Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award winner Dr Jonathan Penm has told colleagues why pharmacists are perfectly placed as researchers… and advised they have fun along the way Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) …
First technician wins AdPha Medal of Merit
AdPha calls award-winner Tara Clayson-Fisher a “trailblazer for the profession” as she becomes the first tech to take out the prestigious award Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) awarded Tara Clayson-Fisher FANZCAP …
New protections for complainants
It is now an offence to retaliate against anyone who raises concerns with regulators, Ahpra has announced People who alert regulators to concerns about health practitioners will have greater protection …
‘Technology enhances accuracy, but it cannot replace empathy’
AI and other technologies will play a big role in health care as they evolve… but can’t replace the compassion and expertise of a pharmacist, says this year’s Fred J …