AdPha welcomes "win for all Australians" PBS news
21 March, 2025Advanced Pharmacy Australia has welcomed the announcement that over 400,000 Australians each week will pay no more than $25 in co-payments for PBS medicines.
RACGP calls for obesity-management medication PBS subsidy
19 March, 2025Following its new position statement on obesity prevention and management, the RACGP is calling for a PBS subsidy for effective obesity-management medication.
Domestic violence education: its place in pharmacy
19 March, 2025Interviews with pharmacy practitioner educators have identified challenges and opportunities associated with domestic violence education in pharmacy curriculum.
Don't Rush to Crush+ — the new digital edition
17 March, 2025Australia's essential guide to administering oral medicines safely, Don't Rush to Crush, has entered a new era.
Third annual MedsAware campaign gets underway
10 March, 2025MedsAware: Deprescribing Action Week starts today, raising awareness around polypharmacy and deprescribing. For its third year, there is a focus on sustainability.
AdPha releases strategic plan towards 'pharmacy in 2030'
04 March, 2025Advanced Pharmacy Australia has released Yindyamarra 2030 — its forward vision for pharmacy based in and around Australian hospitals.
Pharmacy body spotlights member priorities for 2025–26 Budget
06 February, 2025Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has scope of practice, workforce sustainability and medicines shortages as member priorities in its pre-Budget spotlight.
Lung cancer medication gets PBS listing
04 February, 2025The Australian Government is listing Retevmo (selpercatinib) on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, with around 130 patients expected to benefit each year.
Paracetamol pack size changes come into effect on 1 February 2025
24 January, 2025The Therapeutic Goods Administration's decision to reduce pack sizes of paracetamol to help prevent misuse will come into effect on 1 February 2025.
Building awareness around deprescribing and sustainability
14 January, 2025 by Kristin Michaels, Chief Executive of Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha)MedsAware Deprescribing Action Week from 10–16 March is designed to raise awareness around polypharmacy and deprescribing.
WA, Qld expand pharmacists' scope
14 August, 2024Western Australia has expanded the role of community pharmacists following the success of uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) treatment program that is said to have helped 7000 patients across the state.
Opinion: Advanced pharmacy is not revolutionary, it’s evolutionary
05 August, 2024 by Tom Simpson, President, SHPAAs the most common healthcare intervention, medicines are crucial to all aspects of Australians' health.
Deprescribing guidelines falling short: study
17 June, 2024More than two-thirds of clinical practice guidelines do not contain any recommendations on deprescribing, reveals a new study led by Monash University.
Telstra Health to fully acquire pharmacy tech company Fred IT
31 May, 2024The investment is the evolution of a 10-year joint venture partnership between both the organisations.
How a Pharmaceutical Giant Ensures the Safety and Authenticity of Medicines Through Serialisation
21 March, 2024In an era where pharmaceutical traceability is paramount, Aspen Australia, a subsidiary of Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited, has emerged as a trailblazer in implementing robust global standards to combat the threat of falsified medicines.
