First high-risk medicines list in aged care published
Researchers at Monash University have developed the first national consensus list of medicines with a high risk of harm in Australian residential aged care The list was compiled together with …
Slade wins St John of God contract
Slade Pharmacy has been awarded a new contract to provide hospital pharmacy services across 11 St John of God Health Care hospitals The contract, covering sites in Victoria and Western …
World news wrapup: 19 March 2026
Canadian pharmacy giant reports data breach; Brits push for better pay; TrumpRx highlights US changes Brampton, Ontario: Canada’s Loblaw chain has advised patients of a “low-level” data breach in a …
Microdosing learning: new resource for aged care
New microlearning video series to support the safer use of psychotropic medications in residential aged care Researchers at Monash University and Flinders University have launched a series of microlearning education …
Navigating the flood crisis
Northpharm has worked alongside health agencies and emergency services in a co-ordinated joint effort to maintain continuity of medicine supply to communities and patients cut off by the ongoing flood …
Islamophobia in health risks lives: Ahpra
Ahpra has issued a statement saying it is committed to eliminating all forms of racism and discrimination in Australia’s regulated health workforce Ahead of the presentation to the United Nations …
Pharmacy hosts premier, gets robbed
A Victorian TerryWhite Chemmart was robbed on the same day it hosted a media event for state premier Jacinta Allan The Herald Sun reports that the premier was at the …
‘You have to unpack the belief system’
Deprescribing, especially when a patient is keen to remain on a potentially harmful medication, needs to be handled with subtlety and understanding, says one top pharmacist Speaking at the beginning …
The week in review
As Australia’s community pharmacists head to the Gold Coast, this week’s biggest stories have seen an update for quality regulations and a focus on scope and the future We spoke …
CPD recommended for plumbers after top pharmacist’s death
A plumber has been referred to SafeWork NSW following the death of an award-winning pharmacist from burns An inquest into the death of Judith Ingham OAM has seen coroner Rebecca …
Pharmacists push to help move kidney health ‘levers’
One pharmacist has outlined how an HMR made a huge difference in the life of a patient with rapidly declining kidney function On World Kidney Day, the PSA has thrown …
‘The best of our profession’ honoured
Australia’s most exceptional community pharmacy professionals have been recognised today at the national final of the National Pharmacy Awards Presented at the Pharmacy Guild’s flagship Australasian Pharmacy Professional Conference on …