A LEGACY American personal care brand, Thayers, has been a steady fixture in medicine cabinets for generations – for 175 years to be exact. Witch hazel, a flowering plant known…

The curtain raiser to the largest pharmacy event in the Southern Hemisphere has started, with the official program now available for the Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference and Trade Exhibition (APP2024),…

The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has formally released the organisation’s first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), capping a year of advocacy and activity aimed at improving healthcare equity…

The NSW Government has announced that work is underway on a new single digital patient record (SDPR) system, stating that the current system for noting health data is ‘complex, cumbersome…

Significant increases to Medicare bulk billing incentives came into effect today, where GPs will receive triple the incentive to bulk bill vulnerable patients for most standard consultations. In metro areas,…

The PBS is seeking expressions of interest to fill three vacancies on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Remuneration Tribunal (PBRT) that commences in May 2024. Pharmacists may consider applying if they have…

The vaccination scope has been expanded in Qld yesterday, with the new Extended Practice Authority (EPA) to allow pharmacists to vaccinate Queenslanders aged two years and older. It also authorises…

The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has issued a document calling on its 156 national member organisations, individual members and global pharmacy agencies to take action to accelerate pharmaceutical workforce transformation….

The commencement on Fri of the Victorian Community Pharmacist Prescribing Pilot means participating community pharmacists can prescribe antibiotics for women experiencing an uncomplicated urinary tract infection. Community pharmacists can also…

New pharmacy programs in Australia for services such as uncomplicated UTI treatment continue to drive demand for the MedAdvisor platform, according to an update from the firm today. The ASX-listed…