Older pharmacists dropping rego
Declining numbers of pharmacists aged 60 years and older are maintaining their registration, as profession’s ranks continue to swell Registration data from the Pharmacy Board of Australia for the March 2026 quarter …
Households cut spending, but not in pharmacy
Pharmacy is one of the few sectors to see increased spending, as household budgets tighten, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia reveals Data from the CommBank Household Spending Insights report for …
Pharmacy bodies to go ‘all in for reconciliation’
“Wherever you practice… you play a role in ensuring First Nations people receive care that is considered, culturally safe, respectful and responsive,” a pharmacy leader tells the profession Pharmacy staff …
TGA issues new guidance on compounding
New compounding guidance outlines restrictions and expectations for “higher risk” products including GLP-1s and medicinal cannabis Pharmacists are being urged to review new guidance from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to …
Carrying on business by an unregistered person
Efforts to ensure pharmacies are controlled by pharmacists appear to be doomed to failure It’s May 1892 and concerns are being raised that patient safety and the reputation of the pharmacy profession are being place in jeopardy …
Guild not giving up on PBS co-pay freeze
Campaign to keep the PBS general co-payment at $25 for the remainder of the 2020s to continue, despite the budget-night setback With seven months to go until the Pharmaceutical Benefits …
Budget welcomed, but hospital workforce needs support: AdPha
“Making medicines more affordable… means little if medicines are unavailable when patients need them most,” hospital pharmacists’ group warns Investments aimed at curbing cost-of-living pressures and improving timely access to healthcare announced in …
Budget a missed opportunity for pharmacy: PPA
Government’s investment in medicines access and Medicare is a positive, but a union warns the failure to address workforce issues will drive unsafe conditions for pharmacists and patients Professional Pharmacists …
Scope expansion an antibiotic resistance risk: RACGP
Medical group describes moves to authorise pharmacist prescribing in the NT as a “third-world scenario” Changes to pharmacists’ scope of practice in the Northern Territory are being described as “deeply concerning on …
Medicines safety ‘stuck in the last decade’
Lack of funding for pharmacist-led medicines safety programs in the Federal Budget leaves PSA disappointed One of Australia’s top 10 national health priorities is “stuck in the last decade” due to …
Chalmers backs NIPVIP, but says ‘no’ to co-pay freeze
Budget delivers $41.2 million to boost uptake of childhood vaccinations through pharmacy, but no freeze to the PBS general co-payment Federal Treasurer, Dr Jim Chalmers, has revealed the government will invest …
‘This is about restoring our lifestyle’: NT chief minister
Pharmacists get green light to diagnose and treat 21 common health conditions in the Northern Territory Amendments to the Northern Territories Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulations 2014, will allow community pharmacists …