Sigma to take stake in PharmX
PharmX signs five-year deal to be Sigma’s “core technology infrastructure partner” Sigma Healthcare is set to take a 10% stake in PharmX as part of a five-year “strategic alliance” that …
ECP guidelines ‘inaccessible, ambiguous and impractical’
Barriers to accessing emergency hormonal contraception guidelines contribute to “inconsistent provision and reduced adherence to evidence-based recommendations”, study reveals Community pharmacists often rely on professional judgement rather than evidence-based practice …
Rural pharmacy needs ‘nuanced policy’
Fresh thinking needed to better support the seven million Australians living outside major metropolitan centres, a remote pharmacists’ group says Policymakers are being urged to shift their focus locally embedded, …
Infinity stores ‘continue to trade well’
While future ownership of Infinity Pharmacy Group’s Priceline stores is unknown, individual pharmacies are performing well, Wesfarmers reports In its first statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) regarding the collapse …
Warning over ‘Collagen Builder’ tablets
Regulator warns of undisclosed sildenafil found in collagen supplement Consumers are being urged not to take Natures Valley Collagen Builder tablets, and to take them to their local pharmacy for disposal. The Therapeutic Goods …
Mighty Hoopla final stop for pill testing trial
Bondi Beach will host a drug checking service for this weekend’s Mighty Hoopla NSW Health has announced that Mighty Hoopla will be the final music festival to participate in its pill testing pilot. The …
‘Time for a new generation to take the reins’
Nominations for PSA state and territory branch committees open Pharmacy’s “best and brightest” are being urged to put their hands up to run in the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s (PSA’s) state branch elections. Nominations for the PSA’s upcoming …
Words contradict RACGP’s actions: Guild
Guild open to detailing “guardrails to protect patient safety” for WA pilot, despite GP group’s withdrawal from advisory committee Patient safety concerns about a pharmacy pilot, raised by the Royal …
Census to shape Guild policy
Guild announces plans for first member census in 14 years Data collected from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s 2026 member census will help shape the organisation’s negotiations, president Professor Trent Twomey …
Registration numbers top 42k for first time
Another quarter, another record for pharmacist registration numbers The number of pharmacists holding registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia is continuing to rise, with the latest figures showing a …
No rolling back on scope: SA Liberals
South Australia’s shadow minister for health and wellbeing clarifies stance on pharmacists’ scope following Guild criticism There will be no winding back of pharmacists’ scope of practice if the Liberal Party …
Pharmacies issued forged script warning
Forged prescriptions continue to circulate in NSW, pharmacists warned Pharmacists are being warned to “apply professional judgement and caution when receiving requests from unfamiliar prescribers”. NSW Health issued an alert …