1.9 million Australians are taking five or more medicines
Around 1.9 million Australians were regularly dispensed five or more medicines at the same time in 2025, according to the first report on polypharmacy ever published by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Deadly synthetic opioid found in counterfeit pills
A new synthetic opioid, cychlorphine, is spreading through illicit drug markets in Europe and North America.
How this pharmacist is helping ECPs rediscover their passion for pharmacy
Rural pharmacist Josh Cooper MPS found his calling by chance. Now he’s helping other early career pharmacists fall back in love with the profession.
What’s changing on 1 October 2026?
Several regulatory, funding and accreditation changes will land on 1 October 2026. AP breaks down what pharmacists need to know.
Fewer Australians will qualify for free COVID-19 vaccines from October
COVID-19 vaccines will move onto the National Immunisation Program later this week. Who is now eligible for a funded vaccine and what should pharmacists tell patients who aren’t?
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1.9 million Australians are taking five or more medicines
Around 1.9 million Australians were regularly dispensed five or more medicines at the same time in 2025, according to the first report on polypharmacy ever published by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Deadly synthetic opioid found in counterfeit pills
A new synthetic opioid, cychlorphine, is spreading through illicit drug markets in Europe and North America.
How this pharmacist is helping ECPs rediscover their passion for pharmacy
Rural pharmacist Josh Cooper MPS found his calling by chance. Now he’s helping other early career pharmacists fall back in love with the profession.
What’s changing on 1 October 2026?
Several regulatory, funding and accreditation changes will land on 1 October 2026. AP breaks down what pharmacists need to know.
Fewer Australians will qualify for free COVID-19 vaccines from October
COVID-19 vaccines will move onto the National Immunisation Program later this week. Who is now eligible for a funded vaccine and what should pharmacists tell patients who aren’t?
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A cup of tea, a Bex and a good lie down
Immortalised in Australian slang, the analgesic phenacetin (used in Bex powder) is wrapped up in the development of the modern pharmaceutical industry and has...
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine health hubs announced
The Federal Government is calling on community pharmacists to help vaccinate millions of Australians against COVID-19.
Landmark Australian study on oxycodone prescribing
Oxycodone is the most prescribed strong opioid in Australia. Yet little was known about its use and prescribing patterns – until now.
Triptans downscheduled to S3 medicines
Last year, the Therapeutic Goods Administration announced that certain triptans will be available over the counter in 2021.
New CAL D instruction for antibiotics
A new cautionary advisory label for antibiotics that will replace decades of advice to take the medicines ‘until all used’ or ‘until all taken’ will be released next year.
Is Rikodeine still being rescheduled?
Last year, the TGA made an interim decision to reschedule Rikodeine to a prescription medicine. Why hasn’t it happened yet?
