After an eight-month inquiry, the chief competition regulator has had its final say on whether the merger would “substantially lessen competition” in the retail pharmacy market ...

Pharmacists are being asked to take part in a post-hospitalisation medicines review study Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network (HNECC PHN) is inviting local pharmacists to join ...

Competition watchdog to hand down findings of review into Sigma Healthcare’s proposed merger with Chemist Warehouse ...

But GPs warn of “worse access and more waste” under the new report’s recommendations, with particular concern over proposal ...

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New independent scope of practice report calls for removal of “inconsistent” barriers for pharmacists and makes 18 recommendations for change Pharmacists face barriers that limit their ability to ...

Australian Private Hospitals Industry Association’s opposition to increasing the Pharmacy Industry Award is “a kick in the ...

When healthcare is treated as a commodity and patients regarded as consumers, health outcomes are compromised and overall healthcare spending… ...

A pharmacist became suspicious after a nurse presented several falsified scripts for painkillers at their pharmacy in a matter of days The nurse’s case was recently heard at the Victorian ...

The AJP asked readers whether their pharmacies were stocking vapes – and the response was overwhelmingly negative As reported by the AJP, the issue of selling over-the-counter vapes has been ...

Nearly four in five women may not be using effective contraception while taking teratogenic medications, a study examining PBS medicines dispensing has uncovered A new study has found low rates of ...