PPA backs Tasmanian hospital walkout
All hospital pharmacists performing collaborative prescribing or partnered charting should receive compensation for doing so, says union Following this week’s walkout by around 70 members of the Health and …
Pay-related attrition could send pharmacy back to ‘dark days,’ says union delegate
One hospital was a leader in partnered charting – but due to wage-related staff shortages, the service has now had to stop completely On Tuesday (25 November 2025) members of …
World news wrapup: 27 October 2025
Sanctions interrupt medicines availability in Iran; Netherlands closes online pharmacies; Irish pharmacist faces inquiry Iran: Because of international sanctions placed on Iran, pharmacists and patients are now facing a series …
Pharmacies now part of coloured sand asbestos recall
A long list of pharmacies have been implicated in the coloured sand asbestos recall, following updated advice from the ACCC Earlier this month (12 November 2025) the Australian Competition and …
Most miss link between equity and planetary health: study
Pharmacy education needs planetary health focus to boost environmental action: researchers New Monash University research has found that while pharmacy students understand pharmacists’ role in planetary health, many struggle to …
The importance of ‘at-elbow’ support
Building capability through workplace-based assessments can transform workforce readiness and resilience, one leading pharmacist says The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) has hosted the 2025 Emeritus Professor Lloyd Sansom AO Distinguished …
Ageism a factor in polypharmacy
“It’s like [they’re thinking], ‘You’re 78 and you’re not going to be here for long anyway… Here’s the script, now bugger off’,” one older adult said in a survey on …
New flu jab a ‘dream come true’
An mRNA based flu vaccine, which has been developed by Pfizer, is 34.5% more effective against influenza-like illness compared to current flu vaccines, according to a new trial But the …
Minister revokes pharmacy’s approval
A NSW pharmacy’s approval to supply PBS medicines has been revoked over “serious and repeated” contraventions of the Health Act The Department of Health and Ageing has issued a statement …
‘Profound shift’ in how Australians engage with healthcare options
A new survey shows overwhelming support amongst patients for telehealth – as well as a shift in how medicinal cannabis is viewed A survey commissioned by health tech company Montu …
University honours ‘extraordinary’ pharmacist
“The mother who nurtured the future generation” of pharmacists has been honoured at an event with a focus on one of her key interests: harm minimisation Pharmacists from across the …
Flashback Friday: The cry of substitution
It’s 1895, and the AJP has a question to ask of the colonies’ pharmacists: are they being rough on medicines manufacturers? We began our England report in November 1895 by …